Gobioclinus bucciferus

Gobioclinus bucciferus, the Puffcheek blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. It can be found on reefs, seagrass beds and in algal mats along rubble or rocky shores down to a depth of 5 metres (16 ft). This species can reach a length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

Gobioclinus bucciferus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Gobioclinus
Species:
G. bucciferus
Binomial name
Gobioclinus bucciferus
(Poey, 1868)
Synonyms

Labrisomus bucciferus Poey, 1868

References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Gobioclinus bucciferus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T46104208A48365175. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46104208A48365175.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Labrisomus bucciferus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.


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