. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. THE SYSTEMATICS OF THE FISHES OF THE FAMILY CLINIDAE 27 25098, 24665; 4 from Mossel Bay, 23929; 4 from Port Elizabeth, 23928; 2 from Igoda Mouth, East London, 25099; 8 from East London, 23927; 3 from Gonubie River Mouth, East London, 25100. Remarks. This species can be distinguished at once from all other African clinid species by the facial cirri, but it is considered similar enough to the other tentacled species to be included in the genus Climis. It
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. THE SYSTEMATICS OF THE FISHES OF THE FAMILY CLINIDAE 27 25098, 24665; 4 from Mossel Bay, 23929; 4 from Port Elizabeth, 23928; 2 from Igoda Mouth, East London, 25099; 8 from East London, 23927; 3 from Gonubie River Mouth, East London, 25100. Remarks. This species can be distinguished at once from all other African clinid species by the facial cirri, but it is considered similar enough to the other tentacled species to be included in the genus Climis. It is most similar to the eel-like forms of the subgenus Blennophis in body form, type of habitat, and the very short caudal peduncle, as well as the scaly cheeks; the clusters of cirri at the tips of the dorsal spines, the intromittent organ with its two pairs of lips and the high dorsal soft ray count are more similar to the conditions found in some of the species of the subgenus CI inns. Distribution (fig. 4). The known range is Lambert's Bay (32°04'S., i8°2o'E) to East London (33°oo'S., i7°56'E). The source of Smith's (1949) Port Nolloth record for this species is not known, and in spite of extensive collecting there its occurrence has not been confirmed. It is rare west of Cape Point, but is fairly common from False Bay eastwards. It lives in shallow pools when small, but large adults appear to be more or less confined to the sublittoral fringe. g^A^m. (a). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum
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