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Class: Teleostei
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Clinidae Clinids

Genus: Cancelloxus

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Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Cancelloxus burrelli Smith, 1961

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Cancelloxus burrelli
[Slender platanna-klipfish]

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Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Cancelloxus elongatus Heemstra & Wright, 1986

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Cancelloxus elongatus
[Whiteblotched klipfish]

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Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 12.1 cm SL
Cancelloxus longior Prochazka & Griffiths, 1991

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Cancelloxus longior
[Elongate sand klipfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cancelloxus burrelli Slender platanna-klipfish Southeast Atlantic 12 TL 1961
Cancelloxus elongatus Whiteblotched klipfish Southeast Atlantic 5 TL 1986
Cancelloxus longior Elongate sand klipfish Southeast Atlantic 12.1 SL 1991



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