Clinidae

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Clinidae is a family of small, often cryptically colored marine fishes commonly known as clinids or kelp blennies, typically found in rocky coastal habitats and kelp forests.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Clinidae canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
activityPattern mostly diurnal ⓘ
associatedWith kelp beds ⓘ
rocky reefs ⓘ
behavior demersal ⓘ
bodySize small ⓘ
camouflageStrategy cryptic coloration matching algae and rocks ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
coloration often cryptically colored ⓘ
commonName clinids ⓘ
kelp blennies ⓘ
diet algae ⓘ
small invertebrates ⓘ
distribution subtropical marine waters ⓘ
temperate marine waters ⓘ
ecologicalNiche benthic fishes ⓘ
finMorphology continuous or nearly continuous dorsal fin ⓘ
spiny anterior dorsal fin portion ⓘ
habitat kelp forests ⓘ
marine environment ⓘ
rocky coastal habitats ⓘ
hasCharacteristic elongate body ⓘ
reduced swim bladder or absent swim bladder ⓘ
well-developed pectoral fins ⓘ
includesGenus Clinus ⓘ
Cochleoceps ⓘ
Gibbonsia ⓘ
Heteroclinus ⓘ
Muraenoclinus ⓘ
Myxodes ⓘ
Pavoclinus ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
microhabitat crevices and holes in rocky substrates ⓘ
order Blenniiformes ⓘ
parentalCare male nest guarding in many species ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
relatedTo Blenniidae ⓘ
Tripterygiidae ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
scientificNameAuthorship Swainson, 1839 (family authority) ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Blennioidei → containsFamily → Clinidae ⓘ
Blenniiformes → notableFamily → Clinidae ⓘ