Pavoclinus myae

Pavoclinus myae
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Pavoclinus
Species: P. myae
Binomial name
Pavoclinus myae
Christensen, 1978

Pavoclinus myae, Mya's klipfish, is a species of clinid found from East London to Algoa Bay along the coast of South Africa where it can be found in the subtidal zone from near the surface to 3 metres (9.8 ft). It can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL.[1] This species feeds primarily on amphipods, isopods and tanaids.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pavoclinus myae" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  2. Food items for Pavoclinus myae at www.fishbase.org.


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