Ophiclinus antarcticus

Ophiclinus antarcticus, the Adelaide snake blenny (or Dusky snake blenny^[1]), is a species of clinid found in the coastal waters of southern Australia. It can reach a maximum length of 14 centimetres (5.5 in) TL.^[2] It often has dark blotches and speckles on its body and fins, with a series of large white blotches along the midside, dorsal-fin base and just above the anal-fin base. It also has several dark stripes that often radiate from its eyes and dark brown markings on the lips and lower side of the head.^[1]

Ophiclinus antarcticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Clinidae
Genus:	Ophiclinus
Species:	O. antarcticus
Binomial name
Ophiclinus antarcticus Castelnau, 1872
Synonyms
Neogunellus sulcatus Castelnau, 1875 Neogunellus homacanthus Herzenstein, 1896 Ophiclinus aethiops McCulloch & Waite, 1918