Brockius nigricinctus

Brockius nigricinctus, the spotcheek blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the western Atlantic Ocean from south Florida to Brazil. This species inhabits coral reefs or rocky areas from very shallow waters to a depth of 10 metres (33 ft). It can reach a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

Brockius nigricinctus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Brockius
Species:
B. nigricinctus
Binomial name
Brockius nigricinctus
Synonyms

Labrisomus nigricinctus Howell-Rivero, 1936

References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Brockius nigricinctus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T46104241A48398921. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46104241A48398921.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Brockius nigricinctus" in FishBase. February 2019 version.


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