Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Blenniimorphae
Ordo: Blenniiformes
Subordo: Blennioidei
Familia: Clinidae
Genera (25): Blennioclinus – Blennophis – Cancelloxus – Cirrhibarbis – Climacoporus – Clinitrachus – Clinoporus – Clinus – Cologrammus – Cristiceps – Ericentrus - Fucomimus - Gibbonsia – Heteroclinus – Heterostichus – Muraenoclinus – Myxodes – Ophiclinops – Pavoclinus – Peronedys – Ribeiroclinus – Smithichthys – Springeratus – Sticharium – Xenopoclinus
Name
Clinidae Fitzinger, 1872:41 [?]
References
Wainwright, P.C., Smith, W.L., Price, S.A., Tang, K.L., Ferry, L.A., Sparks, J.S. & Near, T.J. 2012. The evolution of pharyngognathy: a phylogenetic and functional appraisal of the pharyngeal jaw key innovation in labroid fishes and beyond. Systematic biology 61(6): 1001–1027. (PDF) DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/sys060 Reference page.
Links
Clinidae and its species in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Genera of Clinidae (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
Vernacular names
čeština: Paslizounovití
English: weedfishes
Nederlands: Beschubde slijmvissen
polski: Klinkowate
Clinidae is a family of marine fish in the order Blenniiformes within the series Ovalentaria, part of the Percomorpha . Temperate blennies, the family ranges from the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, in both the Southern and Northern Hemispheres. The family contains about 86 species in 20 genera, the 60-cm-long giant kelpfish (Heterostichus rostratus) being the largest; most are far smaller.
With small cycloid scales, clinoid blennies may have a deep or slender build; some members of the family bear the name "snake blenny" and "eel blenny" for this reason. Dorsal spines outnumber soft rays; two spines are in the anal fin. Like many other blennies, clinids possess whisker-like structures on their heads called cirri.
The majority of species possesses rich, highly variable colouration in shades of reddish-brown to olive, often with cryptic patterns; this suits the lifestyle of clinid blennies, which frequent areas of dense weed or kelp. Generally staying within intertidal zones to depths around 40 m, some species are also found in tide pools. Eggs are deposited on kelp for the male to guard. Clinids feed primarily on small crustaceans and mollusks.
The name Clinidae derives from the Greek klinein meaning "sloping", a reference to the shape of the sphenoid bone.
Genera
These 26 genera are classified in the family Clinidae, including 81–84 species:[1]
Blennioclinus Gill, 1860 (2 species)
Blennophis Swainson, 1839 (2 species)
Cancelloxus J.L.B. SmithSmith, 1961 (3 species)
Cirrhibarbis Valenciennes, 1836 (monotypic)
Climacoporus Barnard, 1935 (monotypic)
Clinitrachus Swainson, 1839 (monotypic)
Clinoporus Barnard, 1927 (monotypic)
Clinus Cuvier, 1816 (19–22 species)
Cologrammus Gill, 1893 (monotypic)
Cristiceps Valenciennes, 1836 (3 species)
Ericentrus Gill, 1893 (monotypic)
Fucomimus Smith, 1946 (monotypic)
Gibbonsia Cooper, 1864 (3 species)
Heteroclinus Castelnau, 1872 (16 species)
Heterostichus Girard, 1854 (monotypic)
Muraenoclinus Smith, 1946 (monotypic)
Myxodes Cuvier, 1829 (3 species)
Ophiclinops Whitley, 1932 (3 species)
Ophiclinus Castelnau, 1872 (6 species)
Pavoclinus Smith, 1946 (9 species)
Peronedys Steindachner, 1883 (monotypic)
Ribeiroclinus S. Y. Pinto, 1965 (monotypic)
Smithichthys Hubbs, 1952 (monotypic)
Springeratus S. C. Shen, 1971 (3 species)
Sticharium Günther, 1867 (2 species)
Xenopoclinus Smith, 1948 (2 species)
Timeline
See also
List of fish common names
List of fish families
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