Fleet klipfish
📖 Overview
Fleet klipfish (Climacoporus navalis), first described by Barnard, 1935 is a small fish. Adults typically reach 7.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Subtropical waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Least Concern.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 33 - 38; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0 - 1; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 22 - 24. Color ranges from yellowish brown, reddish or greenish, streaked, mottled or barred darker; light-edged ocellus on shoulder .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Fleet klipfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal. Subtropical Southeast Atlantic: Still Bay round the coast to Transkei in South Africa; barely enters the western Indian Ocean north of Port St Johns.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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