Clinus heterodon
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Clinus heterodon, known commonly as the Westcoast klipfish in South Africa
, is a species of clinid
in the genus Clinus
. It is a subtropical blenny found from Namibia
to South Africa
, in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean
. It was named by Achille Valenciennes
in 1836, and can reach a maximum length of 13 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed off of invertebrate
s.
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 from Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
to 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 Achille Valenciennes
Achille Valenciennes
Achille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
in 1836, and can reach a maximum length of 13 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed off of invertebrate
Invertebrate
An invertebrate is an animal without a backbone. The group includes 97% of all animal species – all animals except those in the chordate subphylum Vertebrata .Invertebrates form a paraphyletic group...
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