Pavoclinus

Pavoclinus
P. laurentii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Clinidae
Genus:	Pavoclinus J. L. B. Smith, 1946
Type species
Pavoclinus pavo Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908

Pavoclinus is a genus of clinids found in the southeastern Atlantic and western Indian Ocean coastal waters of southern Africa.

Species

Nine recognized species are placed in this genus:

• Pavoclinus caeruleopunctatus Zsilavecz, 2001
• Pavoclinus graminis (Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908) (grass klipfish)
• Pavoclinus laurentii (Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908) (rippled klipfish)
• Pavoclinus litorafontis M. L. Penrith, 1965 (slinky klipfish)
• Pavoclinus mentalis (Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908) (bearded klipfish)
• Pavoclinus myae Christensen, 1978 (Mya's klipfish)
• Pavoclinus pavo (Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908) (peacock klipfish)
• Pavoclinus profundus J. L. B. Smith, 1961 (deepwater klipfish)
• Pavoclinus smalei Heemstra & J. E. Wright, 1986 (deep-reef klipfish)