Clinus berrisfordi
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Clinus berrisfordi, known commonly as the Onrust klipfish in South Africa
, is a species of clinid
in the genus Clinus
. It is a subtropical blenny found from False Bay
to Shoemakerskop, South Africa, in the
southeastern Atlantic ocean. It was named by M.L. Penrith in 1967, and can reach a maximum length of 12 centimetres.
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 False Bay
False Bay
False Bay is a body of water defined by Cape Hangklip and the Cape Peninsula in the extreme South-West of South Africa.- Description and location :...
to Shoemakerskop, South Africa, in the
southeastern Atlantic ocean. It was named by M.L. Penrith in 1967, and can reach a maximum length of 12 centimetres.