Pavoclinus

Pavoclinus is a genus of clinids found in the southeastern Atlantic and western Indian Ocean coastal waters of southern Africa.

==Species== Nine recognized species are placed in this genus: Pavoclinus caeruleopunctatus Zsilavecz, 2001 Pavoclinus graminis (Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908) (grass klipfish) Pavoclinus laurentii (Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908) (rippled klipfish) Pavoclinus litorafontis M. L. Penrith, 1965 (slinky klipfish) Pavoclinus mentalis (Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908) (bearded klipfish) Pavoclinus myae Christensen, 1978 (Mya's klipfish) Pavoclinus pavo (Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908) (peacock klipfish) Pavoclinus profundus J. L. B. Smith, 1961 (deepwater klipfish) Pavoclinus smalei Heemstra & J. E. Wright, 1986 (deep-reef klipfish)