Xenopoclinus leprosus

Xenopoclinus leprosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Xenopoclinus
Species: X. leprosus
Binomial name
Xenopoclinus leprosus

Xenopoclinus leprosus, the Leprous platanna-klipfish, is a species of clinid found along the coast of South Africa from the Orange River to Algoa Bay. It can be found on substrates of sand, gravel or pebbles. It can reach a maximum length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL.[2]

References

  1. Chao, N.L., McEachran, J. & Williams, J. 2010. Xenopoclinus leprosus Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.. Downloaded on 22 June 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Xenopoclinus leprosus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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