Scientific Name
Pavoclinus smalei
Common Name
Deep-reef klipfish
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 36 - 38;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 2-3;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 25 - 27. Head and body with large, irregular, white-edged blotches of russet brown; fins hyaline; anterior part of dorsal fin yellowish brown (Ref. 5496).