Clinus taurus

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Clinus taurus
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Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Clinus
Species:
C. taurus
Binomial name
Clinus taurus
Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908
Synonyms
  • Blenniominus taurus (Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908)

Clinus taurus, the bull klipfish, is a species of clinid that occurs in subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean from Namibia to South Africa where it occurs in the tidal and subtidal zones. This species can reach a maximum length of 23 centimetres (9.1 in) TL.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Holleman, W.; Williams, J.T.; Clements, K.D. (2014). "Clinus taurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T179097A1569370. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179097A1569370.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Clinus taurus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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