Blennophis striatus

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Blennophis striatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Blennophis
Species:
B. striatus
Binomial name
Blennophis striatus
Synonyms
  • Clinus striatusGilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908

Blennophis striatus, the striped klipfish, is a species of clinid found in the subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean from Saldanha Bay to East London, South Africa where it can be found in the subtidal zone as well as inhabiting tidepools. This species can reach a maximum length of 17.5 centimetres (6.9 in) TL. [2]

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Description

Shape: Body elongate, robust and fairly cylindrical, with the lateral line strongly marked on the curve. There is a tentacle over each eye, consisting of a short, flat, fleshy stalk with a short fringe of fine cirri at the end. The head is pointed, with a bluntly wedge-shaped snout and the space between the eyes is convex. The mouth opening is small, with the lower jaw slightly longer than upper and thick lips. [3] [4] The dorsal fin has no crest. [5] Cirri on the front nostrils are elongate, spatulate, and slightly lobed ventrally. [4]

Colour:

Reddish brown, or green, [6] and the body is covered with longitudinal parallel lines of alternate pinkish brown and white, from the eye and from behind the pectoral fins to the caudal fin. There is a white band from the dorsal fin between the eyes to the snout, and a brown band from the eyes to the snout, extending onto the lower lip. The outer edge of the dorsal and analdins and the tip of the caudal fin are white. The inner half of the ventral fins is white and the outer part is reddish brown. [3] [5]

There is a dark ocellus with pale edge on the shoulder and two dark lines radiating from the eye across the cheek. Juveniles are whitish with dark longitudinal stripes. [4] [7]

Size:

Attains 17.5 cm [7]

Distribution

Saldanha Bay to East London. [7]

Habitat

Tide pools and subtidally. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Holleman, W.; Clements, K.D.; Williams, J.T. (2014). "Blennophis striatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014: e.T178933A1549674. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178933A1549674.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Blennophis striatus" in FishBase . April 2013 version.
  3. 1 2 Gilchrist, J.D.F., Thompson, W.W., 1908. The Blenniidae of South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 6(2): 7 – 143
  4. 1 2 3 Penrith. M.L., 1969. The Systematics of the Fishes of the Family Clinidae in South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 55(1): 1 – 121
  5. 1 2 Barnard, K.H., 1927 (Reprinted 1972.) A Monograph of the Marine Fishes of South Africa, Part II. Annals of the South African Museum 21: 850 – 867.
  6. ↑ Smith, J.L.B., 1949. The Sea Fishes of Southern Africa. Central News Agency, LTD. 550pp.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C., editors. 1986. Smith's Sea Fishes. Southern Book Publishers. 1047pp.
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