klipfish
/ˈklɪpfɪʃ
/ /ˈkləpfɪʃ/noun
A small bottom-dwelling fish, typically found in shallow water or rock pools.
- Clinus and other genera, family Clinidae: several species, in particular the brightly coloured C. superciliosus.
- Nowhere else in the world have so many species of klipfishes evolved together in one place, and South Africa is home to 77% of all the species known in this family.
- It is a juvenile kelp klipfish, Clinus rotundifrons, one of the rarer klipfishes.
Origin
Late 18th century: partial translation of Dutch klipvis or Danish klipfisk 'rock fish'.