Bluntnose Klipfish (Clinus cottoides): facts, sounds & photos

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Bluntnose Klipfish (Clinus cottoides) lives in tide pools across South Africa. It feeds on benthic algae and invertebrates. Its conservation status is Least Concern.

Fascinating facts about the Bluntnose Klipfish

It can reach a maximum length of 15 centimetres and occurs in tide pools.
It has 4 to 7 distinct bars and two dark stripes from the eye to the operculum; young individuals have intermittent blue spots.
It has four to five tentacles above each eye and very large dark eyes positioned slightly behind the lip edge.
Its diet includes algae, isopods, amphipods, ostracods, copepods, gastropods, chitons, and polychaete worms.
Males tend to have a higher rate of sexual activity than females, resulting in a polygynandrous mating system.

At a glance

RangeSouth Africa

Habitattide pools

Dietbenthic algae and invertebrates

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