Smithichthys fucorum

The leafy klipfish (Smithichthys fucorum) is a species of clinid found along the coast of South Africa from Cape Point to the Bashee River. Its preferred habitat is amongst seaweed in the subtidal zone. It can reach a maximum total length of 30 cm (12 in). It is currently the only known member of its genus.[2] The generic name honours the South African ichthyologist J.L.B. Smith (1897-1968), while the specific name means belonging to the brown seaweed genus Fucus, a reference to its habitat, colouring, and form.[3]

Smithichthys fucorum
(a) Lateral view, male, 101 mm, St. James, 16/5/1965, S.A.M.; (b) Head pore system; (c) Intromittent organ of male; (d) Lateral line
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Clinidae
Genus:	Smithichthys C. Hubbs, 1952
Species:	S. fucorum
Binomial name
Smithichthys fucorum (Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908)
Synonyms
Clinus fucorum (Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908) Myxodes fucorum (Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908) Pavoclinus fucorum (Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908)

References

1. Holleman, W.; Williams, J.T. & Clements, K.D. (2014). "Smithichthys fucorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T179083A1567670. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179083A1567670.en.
2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Smithichthys fucorum" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
3. Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (10 November 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 24 April 2019.