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Acanthoclinus

Acanthoclinus is a genus of roundheads of the family Plesiopidae. They are elongated in shape with large mouths and eyes, and are found in the oceans around New Zealand. The species in the genus include:Acanthoclinus fuscus Jenyns, 1841 Acanthoclinus littoreus (Forster, 1801) Acanthoclinus marilynae (Hardy, 1985) Acanthoclinus matti (Hardy, 1985) Acanthoclinus rua (Hardy, 1985)

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Acanthoclinus
Acanthoclinus fuscus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Plesiopidae
Subfamily: Acanthoclininae
Genus: Acanthoclinus
Jenyns, 1841
Type species
Acanthoclinus fuscus
Jenyns, 1841

Acanthoclinus is a genus of roundheads of the family Plesiopidae. They are elongated in shape with large mouths and eyes, and are found in the oceans around New Zealand. The species in the genus include:1

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