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Fucomimus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Clinidae
Genus:	Fucomimus J. L. B. Smith, 1946
Species:	F. mus
Binomial name
Fucomimus mus (Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908)
Synonyms
Clinus mus Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908 Pavolinus mus (Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908)

Fucomimus mus, the mousey klipfish, is a species of clinid found in subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean along the South African coast where it occurs in tide pools. This species can reach a maximum length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. This species feeds on benthic crustaceans including amphipods, isopods and copepods, and gastropods.

References

1. Holleman, W.; Williams, J.T.; Clements, K.D. (2014). "Fucomimus mus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178994A1556958. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178994A1556958.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Fucomimus mus". FishBase. April 2013 version.
3. "Food items for Fucomimus mus". fishbase.org.

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