Xenopoclinus
Encyclopedia
Xenopoclinus is a small genus
of clinids found in the western Pacific
and Indian Ocean
. It has two described species.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of clinids found in the western Pacific
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 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 has two described species.
Species
- Platanna klipfish, Xenopoclinus kochiXenopoclinus kochiXenopoclinus kochi, known commonly as the Platanna klipfish in South Africa and the United Kingdom, is a species of clinid in the genus Xenopoclinus. It is a subtropical blenny found around South Africa, in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean. It was named by J.L.B. Smith in 1948, and can reach a...
(Smith, 1948) - Leprous platanna-klipfish, Xenopoclinus leprosusXenopoclinus leprosusXenopoclinus leprosus, known commonly as the Leprous platanna-klipfish in South Africa, is a species of clinid in the genus Xenopoclinus. It is a subtropical blenny found around South Africa, in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean. It was named by J.L.B. Smith in 1960, and can reach a maximum length of...
(Smith, 1961)