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 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Labrisomidae |
| Genus: | Brockius |
| Species: | B. nigricinctus |
| Binomial name | |
| Brockius nigricinctus (Howell-Rivero, 1936) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Labrisomus nigricinctus Howell-Rivero, 1936 | |
References
- 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.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Brockius nigricinctus" in FishBase. February 2019 version.
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