Clinus musaicus

Clinus musaicus

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 musaicus

Name

Clinus musaicus Holleman, von der Heyden & Zsilavecz, 2012

Holotype: SAIAB 96616. Paratypes: SAIAB 96614 (1), 96613 (1), 96615 (1); SAM MB-F037962 (1).

Type locality: South Africa, Windmill, near Simonstown, 34°12.025′S, 18°27.390′E [1], sandy plain with rubble and shell fragments.

Etymology: The specific name musaicus is the Latin for 'mosaic', it is given for the colour pattern of the species, the reticulations of which are reminiscent of mosaics.

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.