Clipfish

Clipfish
	Clinus superciliosus
Systematics
	Acanthomorphata
	Spinefish (Acanthopterygii)
	Perch relatives (Percomorphaceae)
	Ovalentaria
Order :	Blennioidei (Blenniiformes)
Family :	Clipfish
Scientific name
	Clinidae
	Swainson , 1839

The clipfish or kelpfish (Clinidae) inhabit temperate regions of the Atlantic , Indian Ocean and Pacific with 26 genera and almost 90 species , both in the northern and southern hemisphere . Only four species live in the tropical Indo-Pacific . Preferred habitats are rocky coasts and soft soils.

Appearance

As with the scaled slime fish (Labrisomidae), which were previously included in the Clinidae, their body is scaled. Clipfish have unbranched fin rays , the hard-nosed part of the dorsal fin is always longer than the soft-nosed part. The largest species, Heterostichus rostratus , becomes 60 centimeters long. The other species remain significantly smaller.

Reproduction

The Clinidae have both egg-laying and viviparous species. Males of the viviparous have an organ of copulation. The larvae hatch from the eggs in the womb and are born into juvenile fish after metamorphosis .

Other clipfish attach the eggs to plants with adhesive threads. This includes the Mediterranean living Clinitrachus argentatus . Neither the egg-laying nor the viviparous species do brood care.

Genera and species

Blennophis anguillaris

Tribus Clinini
- Blennioclinus Gill, 1860
  - Blennioclinus brachycephalus (Valenciennes, 1836)
  - Blennioclinus stella Smith, 1946
- Blennophis Swainson, 1839
  - Blennophis anguillaris (Valenciennes, 1836)
  - Blennophis striatus (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
- Cancelloxus Smith, 1961
  - Cancelloxus burrelli Smith, 1961
  - Cancelloxus elongatus Heemstra & Wright, 1986
  - Cancelloxus longior Prochazka & Griffiths, 1991
- Cirrhibarbis Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836
  - Cirrhibarbis capensis Valenciennes, 1836
- Climacoporus Barnard, 1935
  - Climacoporus navalis Barnard, 1935
- Clinoporus Barnard, 1927
  - Clinoporus biporosus (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
- Clinus Cuvier, 1816
  
  Clinus venustris
  - Clinus acuminatus (Bloch & JG Schneider, 1801)
  - Clinus agilis J. LB Smith, 1931
  - Clinus arborescens Gilchrist & WW Thompson, 1908
  - Clinus berrisfordi M.L. Penrith, 1967
  - Clinus brevicristatus Gilchrist & WW Thompson, 1908
  - Clinus cottoides Valenciennes, 1836
  - Clinus exasperatus Holleman, von der Heyden & Zsilavecz, 2012
  - Clinus helenae (JLB Smith, 1946)
  - Clinus heterodon Valenciennes, 1836
  - Clinus latipennis Valenciennes, 1836
  - Clinus musaicus Holleman, von der Heyden & Zsilavecz, 2012
  - Clinus nematopterus Günther, 1861
  - Clinus robustus Gilchrist & WW Thompson, 1908
  - Clinus rotundifrons Barnard, 1937
  - Clinus spatulatus B.A. Bennett, 1983
  - Clinus superciliosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  - Clinus taurus Gilchrist & WW Thompson, 1908
  - Clinus venustris Gilchrist & WW Thompson, 1908
  - Clinus woodi (JLB Smith, 1946)
- Cologrammus Gill, 1893
  - Cologrammus flavescens (Hutton, 1872)
- Cristiceps Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836
  
  Cristiceps australis
  - Cristiceps argyropleura Kner, 1865
  - Cristiceps aurantiacus Castelnau, 1879
  - Cristiceps australis Valenciennes, 1836
- Ericentrus Gill, 1893
  - Ericentrus rubrus (Hutton, 1872)
- Fucomimus Smith, 1946
  - Fucomimus mus (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
- Heteroclinus Castelnau, 1872
  
  Heteroclinus roseus
  - Heteroclinus adelaidae Castelnau, 1872
  - Heteroclinus antinectes (Günther, 1861)
  - Heteroclinus eckloniae (McKay, 1970)
  - Heteroclinus equiradiatus (Milward, 1960)
  - Heteroclinus fasciatus (WJ Macleay, 1881)
  - Heteroclinus flavescens (FW Hutton, 1872)
  - Heteroclinus heptaeolus (JD Ogilby, 1885)
  - Heteroclinus johnstoni (Saville-Kent, 1886)
  - Heteroclinus kuiteri Hoese & Rennis, 2006
  - Heteroclinus macrophthalmus Hoese, 1976
  - Heteroclinus marmoratus (Klunzinger, 1872)
  - Heteroclinus nasutus , (Günther, 1861)
  - Heteroclinus perspicillatus (Valenciennes, 1836)
  - Heteroclinus puellarum (EOG Scott, 1955)
  - Heteroclinus roseus (Günther, 1861)
  - Heteroclinus tristis (Klunzinger, 1872)
  - Heteroclinus whiteleggii (JD Ogilby, 1894)
  - Heteroclinus wilsoni (AHS Lucas, 1891)
- Muraenoclinus Smith, 1946
  - Muraenoclinus dorsalis (Bleeker, 1860)
- Pavoclinus Smith, 1946
  
  Pavoclinus caeruleopunctatus
  - Pavoclinus caeruleopunctatus Zsilavecz, 2001
  - Pavoclinus graminis (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
  - Pavoclinus laurentii (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
  - Pavoclinus litorafontis Penrith, 1965
  - Pavoclinus mentalis (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
  - Pavoclinus myae Christensen, 1978
  - Pavoclinus pavo (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
  - Pavoclinus profundus Smith, 1961
  - Pavoclinus smalei Heemstra & Wright, 1986
- Smithichthys Hubbs, 1952
  - Smithichthys fucorum (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
- Springeratus Shen, 1971
  
  Springeratus xanthosoma
  - Springeratus caledonicus (Sauvage, 1874)
  - Springeratus polyporatus Fraser, 1972
  - Springeratus xanthosoma (Bleeker, 1857)
- Xenopoclinus Smith, 1948
  - Xenopoclinus kochi Smith, 1948
  - Xenopoclinus leprosus Smith, 1961
Myxodini tribe
- Clinitrachus Swainson, 1839
  
  Clinitrachus argentatus
  - Clinitrachus argentatus (Risso, 1810)
- Gibbonsia Cooper, 1864
  
  Gibbonsia montereyensis
  - Gibbonsia elegans (Cooper, 1864)
  - Gibbonsia evides (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
  - Gibbonsia metzi Hubbs, 1927
  - Gibbonsia montereyensis Hubbs, 1927
- Heterostichus Girard, 1854
  
  Heterostichus rostratus
  - Heterostichus rostratus Girard, 1854
- Myxodes Cuvier, 1829
  - Myxodes cristatus Valenciennes, 1836
  - Myxodes ornatus Stephens & Springer, 1974
  - Myxodes viridis Valenciennes, 1836
- Ribeiroclinus Pinto, 1965
  - Ribeiroclinus eigenmanni (Jordan, 1888)
Tribe Ophiclinini
- Ophiclinops Whitley, 1932
  - Ophiclinops hutchinsi George & Springer, 1980
  - Ophiclinops pardalis (McCulloch & Waite, 1918)
  - Ophiclinops varius (McCulloch & Waite, 1918)
- Ophiclinus Castelnau, 1872
  - Ophiclinus antarcticus Castelnau, 1872
  - Ophiclinus brevipinnis George & Springer, 1980
  - Ophiclinus gabrieli Waite, 1906
  - Ophiclinus gracilis Waite, 1906
  - Ophiclinus ningulus George & Springer, 1980
  - Ophiclinus pectoralis George & Springer, 1980
- Peronedys Steindachner, 1884
  
  Peronedys anguillaris
  - Peronedys anguillaris Steindachner, 1883
- Sticharium Günther, 1867
  - Sticharium clarkae George & Springer, 1980
  - Sticharium dorsale Günther, 1867

literature

Joseph S. Nelson: Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, 2006, ISBN 0-471-25031-7
Kurt Fiedler: Textbook of Special Zoology, Volume II, Part 2: Fish . Gustav Fischer Verlag Jena, 1991, ISBN 3-334-00339-6
Robert A. Patzner: The Biology of Blennies . CRC Press, 2009, ISBN 978-1578084395

Web links

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Clipfish on Fishbase.org (English)