Biology:Clinus cottoides

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Clinus cottoides
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Clinus
Species:
C. cottoides
Binomial name
Clinus cottoides
Valenciennes, 1836
Synonyms
  • Blenniomimus cottoides (Valenciennes, 1836)

Clinus cottoides, the bluntnose klipfish, is a species of clinid that occurs in subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean around South Africa where it is a denizen of tide pools. This species can reach a maximum length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL.[2] This species has a varied diet of benthic organisms including algae, crustaceans (isopods, amphipods, ostracods, copepods), mollusks (gastropods, chitons) and polychaete worms.[3] Comparing reproductive rates between males and females of the species, males tend to have a higher rate engaging in sexual activity. This results in a polygynandrous mating system.[4]

References

  1. Holleman, W.; Clements, K.D.; Williams, J.T. (2014). "Clinus cottoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T178997A1557283. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178997A1557283.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178997/1557283. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Clinus cottoides" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. Food items for Clinus cottoides at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Scheepers, Martinus (2019). "Mating System, Reproductive Success, and Sexual Selection in Bluntnose Klipfishes (Clinus cottoides)". The Journal of Heredity 110 (3): 351–360. doi:10.1093/jhered/esz008. PMID 30726981. https://academic.oup.com/jhered/article-abstract/110/3/351/5308115. Retrieved 2020-03-07. 

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