Clinus

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Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Clinidae Rank Genus		Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes Scientific name Clinus

Similar Clinus superciliosus, Clinidae, Heteroclinus, Gibbonsia, Cristiceps

Clinus is a genus of clinids found in the southeastern Atlantic and western Indian ocean.

Species

There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus on FishBase and 22 on WoRMS:

Clinus acuminatus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Sad klipfish)

Clinus agilis J. L. B. Smith, 1931 (Agile klipfish)

Clinus arborescens Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908

Clinus berrisfordi M. L. Penrith, 1967 (Onrust klipfish)

Clinus brevicristatus Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908 (Cape klipfish)

Clinus cottoides Valenciennes, 1836 (Bluntnose klipfish)

Clinus exasperatus Holleman, von der Heyden & Zsilavecz, 2012

Clinus helenae (J. L. B. Smith, 1946) (Helen's klipfish)

Clinus heterodon Valenciennes, 1836 (Westcoast klipfish)

Clinus latipennis Valenciennes, 1836 (False Bay klipfish)

Clinus musaicus Holleman, von der Heyden & Zsilavecz, 2012

Clinus nematopterus Günther, 1861 (Chinese klipfish)

Clinus ornatus Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908 (Ornate klipfish)

Clinus robustus Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908 (Robust klipfish)

Clinus rotundifrons Barnard, 1937 (Kelp klipfish)

Clinus spatulatus B. A. Bennett, 1983 (Bot River klipfish)

Clinus superciliosus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Highfin or Super klipfish)

Clinus taurus Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908 (Bull klipfish)

Clinus venustris Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908 (Speckled klipfish)

Clinus woodi (J. L. B. Smith, 1946) (Oldman klipfish)

Names brought to synonymy

Clinus elegans Valenciennes, 1836 or Clinus geniguttatus Valenciennes, 1836, synonyms for Calliclinus geniguttatus

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