Pavoclinus profundus Deepwater klipfish

Pavoclinus profundus is commonly referred to as Deepwater klipfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town

Pavoclinus profundus, sherwood forest Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2019 (CC-BY-SA)

Courtesy of the author Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town . Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:: 13190
AphiaID:: 219219

Scientific:: Pavoclinus profundus
German:: Tiefwasser Klippfisch
English:: Deepwater Klipfish

Category:: Clinoid Blennies

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Clinidae (Family) > Pavoclinus (Genus) > profundus (Species)
Initial determination:: Smith, 1961

Occurrence:: Endemic species, South Atlantic, South-Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 20 - 40 Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 1.97" (5 cm)
Temperature:: 15,7 °F - 21,9 °F (15,7°C - 21,9°C)
Food:: Carnivore, No reliable information available
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown