Clinus heterodon Valenciennes, 1836
Westcoast klipfish
Clinus heterodon
photo by Zsilavecz, G.

Family:  Clinidae (Clinids)
Max. size:  13 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine
Distribution:  Southeast Atlantic: north of Swakopmund, Namibia to False Bay, South Africa.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 30-32; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-7; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 20-22. Dark irregular crossbars, speckled with white and dark blue; tips of anal and pelvic fins red, supraorbital tentacles and tips of dorsal fin white; blue-margined ocellus on shoulder (Ref. 5496).
Biology:  Occurs in tide pools.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 03 May 2010 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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