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Westcoast Klipfish
Clinus heterodon
Clinus heterodon, the westcoast klipfish, is a species of clinid that occurs in subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean from Namibia to South Africa where it is a denizen of tide pools. This species can reach a maximum length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) TL. This species lives in tidal pools and feeds on marine invertebrates.
From the article Clinus heterodon on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Body is slightly compressed and elongate, with a wedge saped snout. The first three spines are not elevated and there is no noticeable notches in the membrane between spines. It has a flattened tentacle with fine cirri above each eye. Colouration is green-brown with irregular crossbars; the tips of the pelvic and anal fins are red; while the tips of dorsal dorsal fin and tentacles are pale. It has a yellow or blue edged spot on the shoulder, and two bands across cheek. Attains 13cm.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 445802.