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Clinidae (Clinids)
Etymology: Clinus: Greek, klinein, kline = sloping and bed, due to the four apophyses of sphenoid bone (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Subtropical; 19°S - 35°S
Southeast Atlantic: northern Namibia to the Kei River, South Africa.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 5.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5496)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 31 - 42; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5 - 10; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 21 - 30. Color ranges from uniform green black with 6 golden dots along centre of body to mottled with 6 bars along body (Ref. 5496). Robust, with a sharply pointed or sub obtuse head (Ref. 94108).
Inhabits intertidal and subtidal areas (Ref. 5496).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Smith, M.M., 1986. Clinidae. p. 758-769. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 5496)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 15.5 - 22.5, mean 17.4 °C (based on 87 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01096 (0.00423 - 0.02842), b=3.04 (2.82 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.56 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 122 [69, 231] mg/100g; Iron = 1.3 [0.8, 2.1] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [18, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.315 [0.206, 0.499] g/100g; Selenium = 21.3 [11.5, 40.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 12.3 [4.5, 34.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.01 [0.74, 1.41] mg/100g (wet weight);