| Reference no. | Description | Year | Name Used | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6515 | Smith, J.L.B., 1946. Fishes of the family Clinidae in South Africa. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., 1945, (11)12:535-546. | 1946 | Clinus superciliosus | --> |
| 5496 | Smith, M.M., 1986. Clinidae. p. 758-769. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. | 1986 | Clinus superciliosus | 765 |
| 92305 | Holleman, W., S. von der Heyden and G. Zsilavecz, 2012. Delineating the fishes of the Clinus superciliosus species complex in southern African waters (Blennioidei: Clinidae: Clinini), with the validation of Clinus arborescens Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 and Clinus ornatus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908, and with descriptions of two new species. Zool. J. of the Linn. Soc. 166:827-853. | 2012 | Clinus ornatus | 837;fig.1;4A-D,5B |