A new species of the klipfish genus Springeratus (Clinidae) from the Indian Ocean

Fraser, Thomas H; Rhodes University. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology

Title: A new species of the klipfish genus Springeratus (Clinidae) from the Indian Ocean
Title: Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology) no.9
Creator: Fraser, Thomas H
Creator: Rhodes University. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
Subject: Klipfish
Subject: Springeratus
Subject: Fishes -- Classification
Subject: Fishes -- Geographical distribution
Subject: Fishes -- Indian Ocean
Date Issued: 1972-11
Date: 1972-11
Type: text
Type: book
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/69630
Identifier: vital:29561
Identifier: Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)) Periodicals Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB))
Description: Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 9
Description: Klipfishes of the subfamily Clininae are among the dominant intertidal fishes in southern Africa. Except for a few tropical clinine members such as Clinus xanthosoma Bleeker, Clinus ekloniae McKay and Petraites roseus (Gunther), these diverse temperate forms seem to be replaced by members of the Blenniidae in the intertidal zone of the tropical Indo-Pacific. Klipfishes have not been collected often in the tropical IndoPacific, but often enough to indicate a distribution for C. xanthosoma from Japan through the Philippines to Indonesia and Ceylon. In a recent publication Shen (1971 b) has brought our knowledge of C. xanthosoma up to date and described a new genus, Springeratus to house this species. The status of C. halei has been and still remains uncertain since Day described it in 1888. While collecting fishes at Mauritius, an undescribed intertidal clinid was obtained. This population of live-bearing klipfish contributes to our understanding of the zoogeography and possible relationships of Australian and southern African Clininae. Penrith (1969: r 14) hypothesized sea-weed transport of a clinid ancestor from Australia to South Africa. The Mauritian species favours her hypothesis as well as casting some doubt on the validity of Springeratus as a genus different from Clinus (sensu Penrith, 1969).
Format: 15 pages
Format: pdf
Publisher: Rhodes University. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
Language: English
Relation: Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology)
Relation: Fraser, T. H. (1972) A new species of the klipfish genus Springeratus (Clinidae) from the Indian Ocean. Grahamstown, Rhodes University, J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Special publication, no. 9
Relation: Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology) volume number 9 1 15 November 1972 0075-2088
Rights: Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
Rights: Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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