Bluntnose Klipfish (Clinus cottoides) Information & Pictures

Fascinating Facts On The Bluntnose Klipfish

The Bluntnose Klipfish, like the Super Klipfish and Grass Klipfish is commonly found in deep rock pools and estuary areas. This  type of South African fish can camouflage itself well in order to stay hidden from predators and lure prey close. The Bluntnose Klipfish mainly feeds on barnacle legs and can be recognised by a round black spot on it's gill covers. The Bluntnose Klipfish grow to larger sizes than the Super and Grass Klipfish. You can find Klipfish in any variations of the following colours: Black, brown, grey, green and red. This is one of the most common types of fish from the Clinidae family that occurs in South Africa. The Bluntnose Klipfish occurs singly or in small schools. They are most common in the inshore region and intertidal zones amongst rocks and clumps of seaweed. The Bluntnose Klipfish is regarded as a bait robber and if you are fishing in an area with a lot of seaweed and you have to re-bait every cast because you can't hook the fish; its more than likely a school of Blunt Nose Klipfish... The Afrikaans word for this species is simply Klipvis.

How To Catch The South African Blunt Nose Klipfish

If you really want to set out and target the Bluntnose Klipfish, your job will not be too difficult. All you need is a small hook (Size 12 or size 10) and a small piece of prawn, sardine or Squid (Chokka). The only challenging part of targeting the Bluntnose Klipfish, especially in the Cape waters, is to keep you bait away from the abundant Super Klipfish. The Bluntnose Klipfish can be targeted by looking into rock pools around the intertidal zone and sight fishing for them. At low tide there normally will be a few Klipfish and Blennies in the rock pools so look carefully and you could hook a Bluntnose Klipfish. the bigger ones fight quite well, but the smaller ones are there just to add another fish to your species list!

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