Chorisochismus
| Chorisochismus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae |
| Genus: | Chorisochismus Brisout de Barneville, 1846 |
| Species: | C. dentex |
| Binomial name | |
| Chorisochismus dentex (Pallas, 1769) | |
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Chorisochismus dentex, the rocksucker or giant clingfish, is a species of clingfish found along the coast of southern Africa from Namibia to northern Natal, South Africa. It inhabits the intertidal and subtidal zones in shallow reefs and rock pools. This species is the only known member of its genus.