Blennophis anguillaris
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Blennophis anguillaris, known commonly as the Snaky klipfish in South Africa
and the United Kingdom
, is a species of clinid
in the genus Blennophis
. It is a subtropical blenny found around South Africa
, in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean
. It was named by Achille Valenciennes
in 1836, and can reach a maximum length of 30 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...
and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, 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 Blennophis
Blennophis
Blennophis is a genus of clinids found in the southeastern Atlantic ocean.-Species:* Snaky klipfish, Blennophis anguillaris * Striped klipfish, Blennophis striatus...
. It is a subtropical blenny found around South Africa
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...
, in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean
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...
. It was named by Achille Valenciennes
Achille Valenciennes
Achille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
in 1836, and can reach a maximum length of 30 centimetres.