''Clinus'' is a genus of
clinids
Clinidae is a family of marine fish in the order Blenniiformes within the series Ovalentaria, part of the Percomorpha . Temperate blennies, the family ranges from the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, in both the Southern and Northern He ...
found in the southeastern
Atlantic
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the Age of Discovery, it was known for se ...
and western
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or approximately 20% of the water area of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia (continent), ...
.
Species
There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus on FishBase and 22 on WoRMS:
[Bailly, N. (2015). Clinus Cuvier, 1816. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2015) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204318 on 2016-05-15]
* ''
Clinus acuminatus''
(Bloch
Bloch is a surname of German origin. Notable people with this surname include:
A
*Adele Bloch-Bauer (1881–1925), Austrian entrepreneur
*Albert Bloch (1882–1961), American painter
*Alexandre Bloch (1857–1919), French painter
*Alfred Bloch ( ...
& J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Sad klipfish)
* ''
Clinus agilis''
J. L. B. Smith
James Leonard Brierley Smith (26 September 1897 – 8 January 1968) was a South African ichthyology, ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought t ...
, 1931 (Agile klipfish)
* ''
Clinus arborescens''
Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908
* ''
Clinus berrisfordi''
M. L. Penrith, 1967 (Onrust klipfish)
* ''
Clinus brevicristatus''
Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908 (Cape klipfish)
* ''
Clinus cottoides''
Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; ; or ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced ...
, 1836 (Bluntnose klipfish)
* ''
Clinus exasperatus''
Holleman Holleman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Boyce Holleman (1924–2003), American war veteran, attorney, politician, and actor
* Frederik David Holleman (1887–1958), Dutch and South African professor, ethnologist, and legal ...
, von der Heyden & Zsilavecz, 2012
* ''
Clinus helenae''
(J. L. B. Smith
James Leonard Brierley Smith (26 September 1897 – 8 January 1968) was a South African ichthyology, ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought t ...
, 1946) (Helen's 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 TL. This ...
''
Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; ; or ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced ...
, 1836 (Westcoast klipfish)
* ''
Clinus latipennis''
Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; ; or ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced ...
, 1836 (False Bay klipfish)
* ''
Clinus musaicus''
Holleman Holleman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Boyce Holleman (1924–2003), American war veteran, attorney, politician, and actor
* Frederik David Holleman (1887–1958), Dutch and South African professor, ethnologist, and legal ...
, von der Heyden & Zsilavecz, 2012
* ''
Clinus nematopterus''
Günther, 1861 (Chinese klipfish)
* ''
Clinus robustus''
Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908 (Robust klipfish)
* ''
Clinus rotundifrons''
Barnard Barnard is a surname of Old English origin, derived from the Anglo-Saxons, Anglo-Saxon given name "Beornheard". It is composed of two elements: "Beorn," meaning "young warrior" or "bear," and "heard," meaning "hardy," "brave," or "strong." In some ...
, 1937 (Kelp klipfish)
* ''
Clinus spatulatus''
B. A. Bennett, 1983 (Bot River klipfish)
* ''
Clinus superciliosus''
(Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...
, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoologic ...
) (Highfin or Super klipfish)
* ''
Clinus taurus''
Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908 (Bull klipfish)
* ''
Clinus venustris''
Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908 (Speckled klipfish)
* ''
Clinus woodi''
(J. L. B. Smith
James Leonard Brierley Smith (26 September 1897 – 8 January 1968) was a South African ichthyology, ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought t ...
, 1946) (Oldman klipfish)
; Names brought to synonymy:
* ''Clinus elegans''
Valenciennes, 1836 or ''Clinus geniguttatus''
Valenciennes, 1836, synonyms for ''
Calliclinus geniguttatus''
References
Ray-finned fish genera
Clinidae
Taxa named by Georges Cuvier
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
{{Clinidae-stub