Clinus helenae
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Clinus helenae, known commonly as the Helen's klipfish in South Africa
, is a species of clinid
in the genus Clinus
. It is a subtropical blenny found around South Africa in the southeast Atlantic ocean. It was named by J.L.B. Smith in 1946, and can reach a maximum length of 10 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 in the southeast Atlantic ocean. It was named by J.L.B. Smith in 1946, and can reach a maximum length of 10 centimetres.