Clinus exasperatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Blennioidei
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Blenniimorphae Ordo: Blenniiformes Subordo: Blennioidei

Familia: Clinidae
Genus: Clinus
Species: Clinus exasperatus

Name

Clinus exasperatus Holleman, von der Heyden & Zsilavecz, 2012

Holotype: SAIAB 98635.

Type locality: South Africa, Western Cape, Betty’s Bay, 2 m depth.

Etymology: The specific name exasperatus is a Latinized form of 'exasperate'; the species has been thus named because of the numerous, unsuccessful attempts by the second author to obtain additional specimens.

References

Holleman, W., von der Heyden, S. & Zsilavecz, G. 2012. Delineating the fishes of the Clinus superciliosus species complex in southern African waters (Blennioidei: Clinidae: Clinini), with the validation of Clinus arborescens Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 and Clinus ornatus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908, and with descriptions of two new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 166(4): 827–853. Reference page.