89 Species in Family Clinidae
Nominal species list for Clinidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Blennioclinus brachycephalus (Valenciennes, 1836) Lace klipfish
Blennioclinus stella Smith, 1946 Silverbubble klipfish
Blennophis anguillaris (Valenciennes, 1836) Snaky klipfish
Blennophis striatus (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) Striped klipfish
Cancelloxus burrelli Smith, 1961 Slender platanna-klipfish
Cancelloxus elongatus Heemstra & Wright, 1986 Whiteblotched klipfish
Cancelloxus longior Prochazka & Griffiths, 1991 Elongate sand klipfish
Cirrhibarbis capensis Valenciennes, 1836 Barbelled klipfish
Climacoporus navalis Barnard, 1935 Fleet klipfish
Clinitrachus argentatus (Risso, 1810) Cline
Clinoporus biporosus (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) Ladder klipfish
Clinus acuminatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Sad klipfish
Clinus agilis Smith, 1931 Agile klipfish
Clinus arborescens Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908
Clinus berrisfordi Penrith, 1967 Onrust klipfish
Clinus brevicristatus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 Cape klipfish
Clinus cottoides Valenciennes, 1836 Bluntnose klipfish
Clinus exasperatus Holleman, von der Heyden & Zsilavecz, 2012
Clinus helenae (Smith, 1946) Helen's klipfish
Clinus heterodon Valenciennes, 1836 Westcoast klipfish
Clinus latipennis Valenciennes, 1836 False Bay klipfish
Clinus musaicus Holleman, von der Heyden & Zsilavecz, 2012
Clinus nematopterus Günther, 1861 Chinese klipfish
Clinus ornatus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908
Clinus robustus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 Robust klipfish
Clinus rotundifrons Barnard, 1937 Kelp klipfish
Clinus spatulatus Bennett, 1983 Bot River klipfish
Clinus superciliosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Clinus taurus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 Bull klipfish
Clinus venustris Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 Speckled klipfish
Clinus woodi (Smith, 1946) Oldman klipfish
Cologrammus flavescens (Hutton, 1872) Short-tassel weedfish
Cristiceps argyropleura Kner, 1865 Silverside weedfish
Cristiceps aurantiacus Castelnau, 1879 Golden weedfish
Cristiceps australis Valenciennes, 1836 Southern crested weedfish
Ericentrus rubrus (Hutton, 1872) Orange clinid
Fucomimus mus (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) Mousey klipfish
Gibbonsia elegans (Cooper, 1864) Spotted kelpfish
Gibbonsia metzi Hubbs, 1927 Striped kelpfish
Gibbonsia montereyensis Hubbs, 1927 Crevice kelpfish
Heteroclinus adelaidae Castelnau, 1872 Adelaide's weedfish
Heteroclinus antinectes (Günther, 1861) Natal weedfish
Heteroclinus eckloniae (McKay, 1970) Kelp weedfish
Heteroclinus equiradiatus (Milward, 1960) Sevenbar weedfish
Heteroclinus heptaeolus (Ogilby, 1885) Ogilby's weedfish
Heteroclinus johnstoni (Saville-Kent, 1886) Johnston's weedfish
Heteroclinus kuiteri Hoese & Rennis, 2006
Heteroclinus macrophthalmus Hoese, 1976 Large-eye weedfish
Heteroclinus marmoratus (Klunzinger, 1872) Slender weedfish
Heteroclinus nasutus (Günther, 1861) Large-nose weedfish
Heteroclinus perspicillatus (Valenciennes, 1836) Common weedfish
Heteroclinus puellarum (Scott, 1955) Little weedfish
Heteroclinus roseus (Günther, 1861) Rosy weedfish
Heteroclinus tristis (Klunzinger, 1872) Sharp-nose weedfish
Heteroclinus whiteleggii (Ogilby, 1894) Banded weedfish
Heteroclinus wilsoni (Lucas, 1891) Wilson's weedfish
Heterostichus rostratus Girard, 1854 Giant kelpfish
Muraenoclinus dorsalis (Bleeker, 1859) Nosestripe klipfish
Myxodes cristatus Valenciennes, 1836 Sailfin clinid
Myxodes ornatus Stephens & Springer, 1974
Myxodes viridis Valenciennes, 1836
Ophiclinops hutchinsi George & Springer, 1980 Earspot snakeblenny
Ophiclinops pardalis (McCulloch & Waite, 1918) Spotted snake blenny
Ophiclinops varius (McCulloch & Waite, 1918) Variegated snake blenny
Ophiclinus antarcticus Castelnau, 1872 Dusky snake blenny
Ophiclinus brevipinnis George & Springer, 1980 Shortfin snakeblenny
Ophiclinus gabrieli Waite, 1906 Frosted snake blenny
Ophiclinus gracilis Waite, 1906 Black-back snake-blenny
Ophiclinus ningulus George & Springer, 1980 Variable snake-blenny
Ophiclinus pectoralis George & Springer, 1980 Whiteblotch snake blenny
Pavoclinus caeruleopunctatus Zsilavecz, 2001 Bluespotted klipfish
Pavoclinus graminis (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) Grass klipfish
Pavoclinus laurentii (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) Rippled klipfish
Pavoclinus litorafontis Penrith, 1965 Slinky klipfish
Pavoclinus mentalis (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) Bearded klipfish
Pavoclinus myae Christensen, 1978 Mya's klipfish
Pavoclinus pavo (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) Peacock klipfish
Pavoclinus profundus Smith, 1961 Deepwater klipfish
Pavoclinus smalei Heemstra & Wright, 1986 Deep-reef klipfish
Peronedys anguillaris Steindachner, 1883 Eel snake blenny
Ribeiroclinus eigenmanni (Jordan, 1888)
Smithichthys fucorum (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) Leafy klipfish
Springeratus caledonicus (Sauvage, 1874) Caledonian weedfish
Springeratus polyporatus Fraser, 1972
Springeratus xanthosoma (Bleeker, 1857) Indonesia weedfish
Sticharium clarkae George & Springer, 1980 Dusky crawler
Sticharium dorsale Günther, 1867 Slender snake blenny
Xenopoclinus kochi Smith, 1948 Platanna klipfish
Xenopoclinus leprosus Smith, 1961 Leprous platanna-klipfish
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