237: CLiNIDAE (KLIPFISHES)
4a 0 with membrane notched between first 10
spines ..... ...... ........ ............. ... .... .... ........... ... C. nematopterus
4b 0 membrane notched only between 3rd and 4th 0
spines (if at all) ..................................................... "......... 5
Sa 1st 3 0 spines elevated, forming a crest, with
distinct notch between 3rd and 4th spines .... .... .. ...... ...... " ...... 6
5b No crest, or if 1st 3 spines are elevated, no notch
between 3rd and 4th spines (slight notch in C. agilis ................. 9
6a Membrane from 3rd spine barely, if at all, reaches
base of 4th . .. . .. .. . .. . . . . .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . . . .. . .. ... . .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . 7
6b Membrane from 3rd spine well attached to 4th spine ................ 8
7a 0 spines 27-31; V 1,2; (Kei Mouth northwards) .. ...... .. .. C. woodi
7b 0 spines 33-36; V 1,3; (False Bay to Lamberts Bay) . C. brevicristatus
8a V 1,2; 0 crest high: 1st 0 spine longer than 1st
o ray in females and about twice length of 1st
o ray in males; lips smooth ............ ... .......... ..... C. superciliosus
8b V 1,3; 0 crest low, shorter than 1st 0 ray , same in
both sexes; lips thick, vertically corrugated .. .. ........ .. . C. robustus
9a 0 rays 8-9 .. .. ... ..................... ...... ............... .. ..... C. latipennis
9b 0 rays 2-7 ................................................................ ..... 10
lOa 0 rays 5-7 ; no notch in membrane of 0 fin ...... ... .. .... ...... " .. .. 11
lOb 0 rays 2-4 ............................................... ...... .... .. ........ .. 12
11a 0 spines 30-36; tips of 0 spines with cirri; (Algoa
Bay westwards) ... ....... .. .. ........... .......... ................. ..... ..... 13
11 b 0 spines 34-37; no cirri at tips of 0 spines; (east of
Algoa Bay) ....... ........ .... .... .... ...... ...... .. .... ............ C. helenae
12a 0 spines 32-38, slight notch between 3rd and 4th ...... .. ... C. agilis
12b 0 spines 37-41 , no notch but 2nd 0 spine elevated .. ... C. venustris
13a 1st 0 spine long, 25-37% head length ....................... ........... 14
13b 1st 0 spine shorter, 15-27% head length ... ... ........ C. acuminatus
14a 0 spines 30-32, A rays 20-22, P 13 ........................ C. heterodon
14b 0 spines 33-36, A rays 22-25, P 11-13 .. .. ...... .. ....... C. berrisfordi
15a Supraorbital tentacle minute, difficult to see , no
notch in 0 membrane .. ........ .. .. .... ...... .. ........... C. rotundifrons
15b Supraorbital tentacle usually simple with spatulate
tip, but occasionally bifid ; notch between 3rd and
4th 0 spines ....... .. ........ .. .......... .. .. ... ... .... .. ....... C. spatulatus
237.10 Clinus acuminatus
(Schneider, 1801)
PLATE 117
Sad klipfish
Treurige klipvis
Blennius acuminatus Schneider, in Bloch & Schneider, 1801 : 169 (no
locality). Ophthalmolophus acuminatus: Smith, 1946: 542; SFSA No.
991*. Clinus acuminatus: Hubbs, 1952: 106; Smith, 1966: 73. Clinus
(Clinus) acuminatus Penrith, 1967: 43*; 1969: 34* .
o XXX-XXXIV,5-7; A 11 ,20-24; P 12-13; V 1,2-3; GR (1-2)+(4-6);
vertebrae 16+(27-29); at least half of front 0 spines with 2-3 cirri at tips.
LL with 2-4 vertical pairs of pores above opercle , then front part of LL
with single pores opening alternately above and below . Base of 0 scaly, of
C and A naked, no scales on head. Flat supraorbital tentacle with short
simple branches.
Colour variable: light green with dark crossbars or speckled as shown, all fin tips vermillion, dark ocellus generally
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on shoulder; small juveniles white with black crossbars;
dark areas retained on preservation. Attains 13 cm . West of
Algoa Bay subtidally to Liideritzbucht, common in tide
pools of the west coast.
Agile klipfish
237.11 Clinus agilis
Smith,1931
PLATE 117
Rots-klipvis
Clinus agilis Smith , 1931 : 154, PI. 16 (Knysna); 1966: 73 . Ophthalmolophus agilis: Smith, 1946: 541; SFSA No. 988*. Ophthalmolophus
anne Smith, 1947: 733, Fig. 2 (Lamberts Bay); SFSA No. 989*. Clinus
anne: Smith, 1966: 73. Clinus (Clinus) agilis: Penrith, 1969: 37*; Penrith &
Penrith, 1983: 145.
o XXXII-XXXVIII,2-4; A 11,20-25 ; P 13-15; V 1,2-3; GR (1-2)+(3-5),
vertebrae (16-17)+(27-30); about half of front 0 spines with 3-4 cirri at
tips ; no scales on head or bases of C, 0 and A fins; tip of flat supraorbital
tentacle with several short simple branches ; front LL with vertical pairs
then single pores opening above and below.
Colour brown to grey-green with dark crossbars. Attains
10 cm. From 20049/S on west coast to Port Alfred, common
in tide pools on the coast west of the Cape and among seagrass in the Knysna estuary.
237.12 Clinus berrisfordi
Penrith, 1967
Onrust klipfish
Onrust-klipvis
Clinus berrisjordi Penrith, 1967: 48, Figs. 3, 4(c) (Dnrust River Mouth) ;
Winterbottom , 1976: 178. Clinus (Clinus) berrisfordi: Penrith, 1969: 41 *.
o XXXIII-XXXVI,5-6 ; A 11,22-25; P 11-13; V 1,3; GR (3-4)+(6-7);
vertebrae (16-17)+(28-31) ; front LL about 23 vertically paired pores with
a few single pores above or below LL. Clusters of cirri at tips of 0 spines;
o and C base scaly , A base naked ; flat supraorbital tentacle with several
long filaments.
Colour reddish orange or yellow with about 7 faint broad
darker crossbars and 2 radiating lines from eye across
cheek; dark ocellus on shoulder. Fins body colour with faint
mottlings; fades to uniform yellow on preservation. Attains
12 cm. Weedy areas of False Bay to Skoenmakerskop (just
west of Algoa Bay) .
237.12 Clinus berrisfordi: 10.5 em holotype (after Penrith. 1967).
4a 0 with membrane notched between first 10
spines ..... ...... ........ ............. ... .... .... ........... ... C. nematopterus
4b 0 membrane notched only between 3rd and 4th 0
spines (if at all) ..................................................... "......... 5
Sa 1st 3 0 spines elevated, forming a crest, with
distinct notch between 3rd and 4th spines .... .... .. ...... ...... " ...... 6
5b No crest, or if 1st 3 spines are elevated, no notch
between 3rd and 4th spines (slight notch in C. agilis ................. 9
6a Membrane from 3rd spine barely, if at all, reaches
base of 4th . .. . .. .. . .. . . . . .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . . . .. . .. ... . .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . 7
6b Membrane from 3rd spine well attached to 4th spine ................ 8
7a 0 spines 27-31; V 1,2; (Kei Mouth northwards) .. ...... .. .. C. woodi
7b 0 spines 33-36; V 1,3; (False Bay to Lamberts Bay) . C. brevicristatus
8a V 1,2; 0 crest high: 1st 0 spine longer than 1st
o ray in females and about twice length of 1st
o ray in males; lips smooth ............ ... .......... ..... C. superciliosus
8b V 1,3; 0 crest low, shorter than 1st 0 ray , same in
both sexes; lips thick, vertically corrugated .. .. ........ .. . C. robustus
9a 0 rays 8-9 .. .. ... ..................... ...... ............... .. ..... C. latipennis
9b 0 rays 2-7 ................................................................ ..... 10
lOa 0 rays 5-7 ; no notch in membrane of 0 fin ...... ... .. .... ...... " .. .. 11
lOb 0 rays 2-4 ............................................... ...... .... .. ........ .. 12
11a 0 spines 30-36; tips of 0 spines with cirri; (Algoa
Bay westwards) ... ....... .. .. ........... .......... ................. ..... ..... 13
11 b 0 spines 34-37; no cirri at tips of 0 spines; (east of
Algoa Bay) ....... ........ .... .... .... ...... ...... .. .... ............ C. helenae
12a 0 spines 32-38, slight notch between 3rd and 4th ...... .. ... C. agilis
12b 0 spines 37-41 , no notch but 2nd 0 spine elevated .. ... C. venustris
13a 1st 0 spine long, 25-37% head length ....................... ........... 14
13b 1st 0 spine shorter, 15-27% head length ... ... ........ C. acuminatus
14a 0 spines 30-32, A rays 20-22, P 13 ........................ C. heterodon
14b 0 spines 33-36, A rays 22-25, P 11-13 .. .. ...... .. ....... C. berrisfordi
15a Supraorbital tentacle minute, difficult to see , no
notch in 0 membrane .. ........ .. .. .... ...... .. ........... C. rotundifrons
15b Supraorbital tentacle usually simple with spatulate
tip, but occasionally bifid ; notch between 3rd and
4th 0 spines ....... .. ........ .. .......... .. .. ... ... .... .. ....... C. spatulatus
237.10 Clinus acuminatus
(Schneider, 1801)
PLATE 117
Sad klipfish
Treurige klipvis
Blennius acuminatus Schneider, in Bloch & Schneider, 1801 : 169 (no
locality). Ophthalmolophus acuminatus: Smith, 1946: 542; SFSA No.
991*. Clinus acuminatus: Hubbs, 1952: 106; Smith, 1966: 73. Clinus
(Clinus) acuminatus Penrith, 1967: 43*; 1969: 34* .
o XXX-XXXIV,5-7; A 11 ,20-24; P 12-13; V 1,2-3; GR (1-2)+(4-6);
vertebrae 16+(27-29); at least half of front 0 spines with 2-3 cirri at tips.
LL with 2-4 vertical pairs of pores above opercle , then front part of LL
with single pores opening alternately above and below . Base of 0 scaly, of
C and A naked, no scales on head. Flat supraorbital tentacle with short
simple branches.
Colour variable: light green with dark crossbars or speckled as shown, all fin tips vermillion, dark ocellus generally
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on shoulder; small juveniles white with black crossbars;
dark areas retained on preservation. Attains 13 cm . West of
Algoa Bay subtidally to Liideritzbucht, common in tide
pools of the west coast.
Agile klipfish
237.11 Clinus agilis
Smith,1931
PLATE 117
Rots-klipvis
Clinus agilis Smith , 1931 : 154, PI. 16 (Knysna); 1966: 73 . Ophthalmolophus agilis: Smith, 1946: 541; SFSA No. 988*. Ophthalmolophus
anne Smith, 1947: 733, Fig. 2 (Lamberts Bay); SFSA No. 989*. Clinus
anne: Smith, 1966: 73. Clinus (Clinus) agilis: Penrith, 1969: 37*; Penrith &
Penrith, 1983: 145.
o XXXII-XXXVIII,2-4; A 11,20-25 ; P 13-15; V 1,2-3; GR (1-2)+(3-5),
vertebrae (16-17)+(27-30); about half of front 0 spines with 3-4 cirri at
tips ; no scales on head or bases of C, 0 and A fins; tip of flat supraorbital
tentacle with several short simple branches ; front LL with vertical pairs
then single pores opening above and below.
Colour brown to grey-green with dark crossbars. Attains
10 cm. From 20049/S on west coast to Port Alfred, common
in tide pools on the coast west of the Cape and among seagrass in the Knysna estuary.
237.12 Clinus berrisfordi
Penrith, 1967
Onrust klipfish
Onrust-klipvis
Clinus berrisjordi Penrith, 1967: 48, Figs. 3, 4(c) (Dnrust River Mouth) ;
Winterbottom , 1976: 178. Clinus (Clinus) berrisfordi: Penrith, 1969: 41 *.
o XXXIII-XXXVI,5-6 ; A 11,22-25; P 11-13; V 1,3; GR (3-4)+(6-7);
vertebrae (16-17)+(28-31) ; front LL about 23 vertically paired pores with
a few single pores above or below LL. Clusters of cirri at tips of 0 spines;
o and C base scaly , A base naked ; flat supraorbital tentacle with several
long filaments.
Colour reddish orange or yellow with about 7 faint broad
darker crossbars and 2 radiating lines from eye across
cheek; dark ocellus on shoulder. Fins body colour with faint
mottlings; fades to uniform yellow on preservation. Attains
12 cm. Weedy areas of False Bay to Skoenmakerskop (just
west of Algoa Bay) .
237.12 Clinus berrisfordi: 10.5 em holotype (after Penrith. 1967).