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Blennioclinus stella Smith, 1946

Silverbubble klipfish
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South Africa country information

Common names: Silverbubble klipfish, Silwerblasie-klipvis
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from Durban to Algoa Bay. Common subtidally along Transkei.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Smith, M.M., 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinônimos | Catalog of Fishes(Gênero, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Blenniiformes (Blennies) > Clinidae (Clinids)
Etymology: Blennioclinus: Diminutive of blennius, Greek,blenios = mucus + Greek, klinein, kline = sloping and bed, due to the four apophyses of sphenoid bone (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Smith.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marinhas demersal; intervalo de profundidade 0 - 10 m (Ref. 5496).   Subtropical

Distribuição Países | Áreas da FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Western Indian Ocean and Southeast Atlantic: Durban to Algoa Bay in South Africa; extends to Tsitsikamma National Park (Ref. 11228).

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 5496)

Descrição suscinta Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria

Espinhos dorsais (total) : 24 - 28; Raios dorsais (total) : 6 - 7; Espinhos anais: 2; Raios anais : 19 - 21. Color ranges from green, brown, red and orange; mottled with silver 'bubble' (Ref. 5496).

Biologia     Glossário (p.ex. epibenthic)

Found in subtidal and intertidal areas.

Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador : Williams, Jeffrey T. | Colaboradores

Smith, M.M., 1986. Clinidae. p. 758-769. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 5496)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)

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