Family: |
Clinidae (Clinids) |
Max. size: |
13 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
demersal; marine |
Distribution: |
Southeast Atlantic: north of Swakopmund, Namibia to False Bay, South Africa. |
Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 30-32; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-7; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 20-22. Dark irregular crossbars, speckled with white and dark blue; tips of anal and pelvic fins red, supraorbital tentacles and tips of dorsal fin white; blue-margined ocellus on shoulder (Ref. 5496). |
Biology: |
Occurs in tide pools. |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 03 May 2010 Ref. (130435)
|
Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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