Smithichthys fucorum

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
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
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);

Smithichthys fucorum, the Leafy klipfish, 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 length of 30 centimetres (12 in) TL. It is currently the only known member of its genus.^[1]

References

^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Smithichthys fucorum" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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[1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Smithichthys fucorum" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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