Fucomimus

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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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Fucomimus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Fucomimus
J. L. B. Smith, 1946
Species:
F. mus
Binomial name
Fucomimus mus
Synonyms
  • Clinus mus Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908
  • Pavolinus mus (Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908)
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