Chorisochismus dentex | |
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiesociformes |
Family: | Gobiesocidae |
Genus: |
Chorisochismus Brisout de Barneville, 1846 |
Species: | C. dentex |
Binomial name | |
Chorisochismus dentex (Pallas, 1769) |
Chorisochismus dentex, the rocksucker or giant clingfish, is a species of clingfish found along the Atlantic coast of southern Africa from Namibia to northern Natal, South Africa. It grows to a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) TL and is the largest species in the clingfish family. This species is the only known member of its genus.