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Clinidae (Clinids)
Etymology: Clinus: Greek, klinein, kline = sloping and bed, due to the four apophyses of sphenoid bone (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Subtropical; 19°S - 35°S
Southeast Atlantic: northern Namibia to the Kei River, South Africa.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 5.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5496)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Inhabits intertidal and subtidal areas (Ref. 5496).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Smith, M.M., 1986. Clinidae. p. 758-769. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 5496)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 125652)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 15.5 - 22.5, mean 17.4 °C (based on 87 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01096 (0.00419 - 0.02867), b=3.04 (2.82 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Subfamily-BS (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.56 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100) .
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): (0 of 100) .
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 135 [71, 258] mg/100g ; Iron = 1.24 [0.79, 2.06] mg/100g ; Protein = 18.9 [18.1, 19.6] % ; Omega3 = 0.268 [0.170, 0.427] g/100g ; Selenium = 33.3 [17.3, 61.9] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 11.5 [4.6, 30.0] μg/100g ; Zinc = 0.993 [0.705, 1.407] mg/100g (wet weight);