Fucomimus mus
Fucomimus mus, the Mousey klipfish, is a species of clinid found in subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean along the South African coast where it occurs in tide pools. This species can reach a maximum length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL.[2] This species feeds on benthic crustaceans including amphipods, isopods and copepods, and gastropods.[3]
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Clinidae |
Genus: | Fucomimus J. L. B. Smith, 1946 |
Species: | F. mus |
Binomial name | |
Fucomimus mus (Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908) | |
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References
- Holleman, W.; Williams, J.T. & Clements, K.D. (2014). "Fucomimus mus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178994A1556958. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178994A1556958.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Fucomimus mus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- Food items for Fucomimus mus at www.fishbase.org.
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