Fleet klipfish (Climacoporus navalis)

Scientific name: Climacoporus navalis Barnard, 1935

The Fleet klipfish (Climacoporus navalis) is a marine fish of the family Clinidae. Native range: Southeast Atlantic, Still Bay round the coast to Transkei in South Africa; barely enters the western Indian Ocean north of Port St Johns.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 33 - 38; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0-1; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 22 - 24. Color ranges from yellowish brown, reddish or greenish, streaked, mottled or barred darker; light-edged ocellus on shoulder.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Climacoporus navalis
Family
Clinidae (Clinids)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Southeast Atlantic: Still Bay round the coast to Transkei in South Africa; barely enters the western Indian Ocean north of Port St Johns.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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