Clinus is a genus of clinids found in the southeastern Atlantic and western Indian Ocean.
Species
There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus on FishBase and 22 on WoRMS:
- Clinus acuminatus <small>(Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)</small> (Sad klipfish)
- Clinus agilis <small>J. L. B. Smith, 1931</small> (Agile klipfish)
- Clinus arborescens <small>Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908</small>
- Clinus berrisfordi <small>M. L. Penrith, 1967</small> (Onrust klipfish)
- Clinus brevicristatus <small>Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908</small> (Cape klipfish)
- Clinus cottoides <small>Valenciennes, 1836</small> (Bluntnose klipfish)
- Clinus exasperatus <small>Holleman, von der Heyden & Zsilavecz, 2012</small>
- Clinus helenae <small>(J. L. B. Smith, 1946)</small> (Helen's klipfish)
- Clinus heterodon <small>Valenciennes, 1836</small> (Westcoast klipfish)
- Clinus latipennis <small>Valenciennes, 1836</small> (False Bay klipfish)
- Clinus musaicus <small>Holleman, von der Heyden & Zsilavecz, 2012</small>
- Clinus nematopterus <small>Günther, 1861</small> (Chinese klipfish)
- Clinus robustus <small>Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908</small> (Robust klipfish)
- Clinus rotundifrons <small>Barnard, 1937</small> (Kelp klipfish)
- Clinus spatulatus <small>B. A. Bennett, 1983</small> (Bot River klipfish)
- Clinus superciliosus <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> (Highfin or Super klipfish)
- Clinus taurus <small>Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908</small> (Bull klipfish)
- Clinus venustris <small>Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908</small> (Speckled klipfish)
- Clinus woodi <small>(J. L. B. Smith, 1946)</small> (Oldman klipfish)
Names brought to synonymy:
- Clinus elegans <small>Valenciennes, 1836</small> or Clinus geniguttatus <small>Valenciennes, 1836</small>, synonyms for Calliclinus geniguttatus
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