Special Publication (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology) no.66

Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 66A new species of clinid fish, Pavoclinns caeruleopunctatus, is described from specimens collected and observed in 6 - 25 m, around the Cape Peninsula, on the southwest coast of South Africa. Pavoclinus caeruleopunctatus is distinguished from similar species by the first 3 dorsal-fin spines forming a moderate crest, a notch between the 3rd and 4th dorsal-fin spines, 1 - 3 soft dorsal rays, an anteriorly rounded head profile, and colour pattern; most characteristic in live specimens are the vivid blue spots in front and behind the eye, and also usually on the flanks