Pavoclinus profundus
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Pavoclinus profundus, known commonly as the Deepwater klipfish in South Africa
, is a species of clinid
in the genus Pavoclinus
. It is a subtropical blenny found from Knysna
to Algoa Bay
in South Africa
, in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean
. It was named by J.L.B. Smith in 1961, 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 Pavoclinus
Pavoclinus
Pavoclinus is a genus of clinids found in the southeastern Atlantic and western Indian Ocean.-Species:* Pavoclinus caeruleopunctatus * Grass klipfish, Pavoclinus graminis...
. It is a subtropical blenny found from Knysna
Knysna
Knysna is a town with 76,431 inhabitants in the Western Cape Province of South Africa and is part of the Garden Route. It lies 34 degrees south of the equator, and is 72 kilometres east from the town of George on the N2 highway, and 25 kilometres west of Plettenberg Bay on the same road.-History:A...
to Algoa Bay
Algoa Bay
Algoa Bay is a wide inlet along the South African east coast, some 425 miles east of the Cape of Good Hope. It is bounded in the west by Cape Recife and in the east by Cape Padrone. The bay is up to 436 m deep...
in 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 J.L.B. Smith in 1961, and can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres.