''Pavoclinus'' is a genus of
clinids
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found in the southeastern
Atlantic
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and western
Indian Ocean
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coastal waters of southern
Africa
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.
Species
Nine recognized species are placed in this genus:
* ''
Pavoclinus caeruleopunctatus''
Zsilavecz, 2001
* ''
Pavoclinus graminis''
( Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908) (grass klipfish)
* ''
Pavoclinus laurentii''
(Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908) (rippled klipfish)
* ''
Pavoclinus litorafontis''
M. L. Penrith, 1965 (slinky klipfish)
* ''
Pavoclinus mentalis''
(Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908) (bearded klipfish)
* ''
Pavoclinus myae''
Christensen Christensen may refer to:
* Christensen (surname)
* Christensen (constructor), a former racing car constructor
* 164P/Christensen, a periodic comet
* 170P/Christensen, a periodic comet
See also
*Christiansen Christiansen () is a Denmark, Danish ...
, 1978 (Mya's klipfish)
* ''
Pavoclinus pavo''
(Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908) (peacock klipfish)
* ''
Pavoclinus profundus''
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 ...
, 1961 (deepwater klipfish)
* ''
Pavoclinus smalei''
Heemstra & J. E. Wright, 1986 (deep-reef klipfish)
References
Clinidae
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