Blennioclinus stella
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Blennioclinus stella, known commonly as the Silverbubble klipfish in South Africa
, is a species of clinid
in the genus Blennioclinus
. It is a subtropical blenny found in the southeastern Atlantic
and western Indian Ocean
. It was named by J.L.B. Smith in 1946, and can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, is a species of clinid
Clinid
Clinids are blennioids; perciform marine fish of the family Clinidae. Temperate blennies, the family ranges from the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, in both the Southern and Northern Hemisphere...
in the genus Blennioclinus
Blennioclinus
Blennioclinus is a genus of clinids found in the southeastern Atlantic and western Indian Ocean.-Species:* Lace klipfish, Blennioclinus brachycephalus * Silverbubble klipfish, Blennioclinus stella...
. It is a subtropical blenny found in the southeastern Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
and western Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
. It was named by J.L.B. Smith in 1946, and can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres.