Ribeiroclinus eigenmanni

The South American weedfish (Ribeiroclinus eigenmanni) is a species of clinid found along the Atlantic coast of South America from southern Brazil to central Argentina where it has been found at a depth of about 17 metres (56 ft). It can reach a maximum length of 4.4 centimetres (1.7 in). This species is currently the only known member of its genus.^[2] The specific name honours the ichthyologist Carl H. Eigenmann (1863–1927).^[3]

South American weedfish
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Clinidae
Genus:	Ribeiroclinus S. Y. Pinto, 1965
Species:	R. eigenmanni
Binomial name
Ribeiroclinus eigenmanni (D. S. Jordan, 1888)
Synonyms
Cristiceps eigenmanni D. S. Jordan, 1888