Paraclinus marmoratus

Paraclinus marmoratus, the Marbled blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the western Atlantic Ocean including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea from southern Florida to Venezuela. This species can be found in shallow waters down to a depth of about 6 metres (20 ft) on coral reefs and in sea grass beds. It seems to show a particular association with the sponge Verongia fistularis. This species can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

Paraclinus marmoratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Paraclinus
Species:
P. marmoratus
Binomial name
Paraclinus marmoratus
(Steindachner, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Cremnobates marmoratus Steindachner, 1876

References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Paraclinus marmoratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T46104765A48370113. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46104765A48370113.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Paraclinus marmoratus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.


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