Clinus brevicristatus
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Clinus brevicristatus, known commonly as the Cape klipfish in South Africa
, is a species of clinid
in the genus Clinus
. It is a subtropical blenny found around South Africa
in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean
. It was named by J.D.F. Gilchrist and W.W. Thompson in 1908, and can reach a maximum length of 12 centimetres.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, is a species of clinid
Clinid
Clinids are blennioids; perciform marine fish of the family Clinidae. Temperate blennies, the family ranges from the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, in both the Southern and Northern Hemisphere...
in the genus Clinus
Clinus
Clinus is a genus of clinids found in the southeastern Atlantic and western Indian ocean.-Species:* Sad klipfish, Clinus acuminatus * Agile klipfish, Clinus agilis...
. It is a subtropical blenny found around South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
. It was named by J.D.F. Gilchrist and W.W. Thompson in 1908, and can reach a maximum length of 12 centimetres.