Smithichthys fucorum
Species of fish
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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]
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| Smithichthys fucorum | |
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| (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 | |
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) | |
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