Ophiclinus
Encyclopedia
Ophiclinus is a genus of clinids found in the western Pacific
and eastern Indian Ocean
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Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
and eastern 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...
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Species
- Adelaide snakeblenny, Ophiclinus antarcticusOphiclinus antarcticusOphiclinus antarcticus, known commonly as the Adelaide snakeblenny or the Dusky snakeblenny in Australia, is a species of clinid in the genus Ophiclinus. It is a subtropical blenny found around southern Australia, in the eastern Indian Ocean. It was named by F.L. Castelnau in 1872, and can reach a...
(Castelnau, 1872) - Shortfin snakeblenny, Ophiclinus brevipinnisOphiclinus brevipinnisOphiclinus brevipinnis, known commonly as the Shortfin snakeblenny in Australia, is a species of clinid in the genus Ophiclinus. It is a subtropical blenny found around southern Australia, in the eastern Indian Ocean. It was named by A. George and Victor Grushcka Springer in 1980, and can reach a...
(George & Springer, 1980) - Frosted snake-blenny, Ophiclinus gabrieliOphiclinus gabrieliOphiclinus gabrieli, known commonly as the Frosted snake-blenny in Australia, is a species of clinid in the genus Ophiclinus. It is a subtropical blenny found around southern Australia, in the western Pacific and Indian Ocean. It was named by E.R. Waite in 1906, and can reach a maximum length of 16...
(Waite, 1906) - Black-back snake-blenny, Ophiclinus gracilisOphiclinus gracilisOphiclinus gracilis, known commonly as the Black-back snake-blenny in Australia, is a species of clinid in the genus Ophiclinus. It is a subtropical blenny found around southern Australia, in the western Pacific and Indian Ocean. It was named by E.R. Waite in 1906, and can reach a maximum length of...
(Waite, 1906) - Variable snake-blenny, Ophiclinus ningulusOphiclinus ningulusOphiclinus ningulus, known commonly as the Variable snake-blenny in Australia, is a species of clinid in the genus Ophiclinus. It is a subtropical blenny found in reefs around southern Australia, in the western Pacific and Indian Ocean. It was named by A. George and Victor Grushcka Springer in...
(George & Springer, 1980) - Whiteblotch snakeblenny, Ophiclinus pectoralisOphiclinus pectoralisOphiclinus pectoralis, known commonly as the Whiteblotch snakeblenny in Australia, is a species of clinid in the genus Ophiclinus. It is a tropical blenny found in reefs around western Australia, in the eastern Indian Ocean. It was named by A. George and Victor Grushcka Springer in 1980, and can...
(George & Springer, 1980)