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Clinidae (Clinids)
Etymology: Clinus: Greek, klinein, kline = sloping and bed, due to the four apophyses of sphenoid bone (Ref. 45335); exasperatus: Name from Latin form of 'exasperate', for the numerous unsuccessful attempts by the second author to
obtain additional specimens.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 2 m (Ref. 92305). Subtropical
Distribution
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South Atlantic Ocean: South Africa.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 92305)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Holleman, W., S. von der Heyden and G. Zsilavecz, 2012. Delineating the fishes of the Clinus superciliosus species complex in southern African waters (Blennioidei: Clinidae: Clinini), with the validation of Clinus arborescens Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 and Clinus ornatus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908, and with descriptions of two new species. Zool. J. of the Linn. Soc. 166:827-853. (Ref. 92305)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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