Pavoclinus

Short description: Genus of fishes

Pavoclinus

P. laurentii
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Blenniiformes
Family:  | Clinidae
Genus:  | Pavoclinus
J. L. B. Smith, 1946
Type species
Pavoclinus pavo

Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908

Pavoclinus is a genus of clinids found in the southeastern Atlantic and western Indian Ocean coastal waters of southern Africa.

## Species

Nine recognized species are placed in this genus:[1]

* 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, 1978 (Mya's klipfish)
* Pavoclinus pavo (Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908) (peacock klipfish)
* Pavoclinus profundus J. L. B. Smith, 1961 (deepwater klipfish)
* Pavoclinus smalei Heemstra & J. E. Wright, 1986 (deep-reef klipfish)

## References

1. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Pavoclinus in FishBase. April 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2549769 entry

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