Clinus helenae

Clinus helenae
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Clinidae
Genus:	Clinus
Species:	C. helenae
Binomial name
	Clinus helenae; (J. L. B. Smith, 1946)
Synonyms
	Ophthalmolophus helenae J. L. B. Smith, 1946;

Clinus helenae, the Helen's klipfish, is a species of clinid that occurs in subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean around South Africa where it is a denizen of tide pools. This species can reach a maximum length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL.[2] The identity of the person honoured in the matronym in this species' specific name is thought to be J.L.B. Smith's mother-in-law Helen Evelyn Zondagh (1877-1951).[3]

References

Holleman, W.; Clements, K.D. & Williams, J.T. (2014). "Clinus helenae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178931A1549278. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178931A1549278.en.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Clinus helenae" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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 21 April 2019.

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[1] Holleman, W.; Clements, K.D. & Williams, J.T. (2014). "Clinus helenae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178931A1549278. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178931A1549278.en.

[2] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Clinus helenae" 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 21 April 2019.