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Clinus nematopterus Chinese Klipfish

Clinus nematopterus is commonly referred to as Chinese Klipfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Clinus nematopterus, steenbras deep 2022(CC-BY-SA)


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lexID:
17243 
AphiaID:
219202 
Scientific:
Clinus nematopterus 
German:
Chinesischer Klippfisch 
English:
Chinese Klipfish 
Category:
Clinoid Blennies 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Blenniiformes (Order) > Clinidae (Family) > Clinus (Genus) > nematopterus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Günther, 1861 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, South-Africa 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
13 - 50 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 4.33" (11 cm) 
Temperature:
16,2 °F - 71.6 °F (16,2°C - 22°C) 
Food:
Amphipods, Carnivore, Fish (little fishes), Ostracodes (seed shrimps), Zoanthids 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-02-19 19:18:44 

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Clinus nematopterus Günther, 1861

the Chinese klipfish, that occurs in subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean where, despite its common name, it is endemic to South Africa,

External links

  1. fishbase.se (en). Abgerufen am 19.02.2025.
  2. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 19.02.2025.
  3. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 19.02.2025.

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Clinus nematopterus, steenbras deep 2022(CC-BY-SA)
Clinus nematopterus, pinnacle gordons bay shoreline 2025 (CC-BY-SA)

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