Paraclinus monophthalmus

Paraclinus monophthalmus, known commonly as the One-eyed blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Pacific coast of Central America where they occur in shallow waters with plentiful weed growth from Costa Rica to Panama. This species can reach a length of 8.5 centimetres (3.3 in) TL.[2]

Paraclinus monophthalmus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Paraclinus
Species:
P. monophthalmus
Binomial name
Paraclinus monophthalmus
(Günther, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Auchenopterus monophthalmus Günther, 1861

References

  1. Smith-Vaniz,B.; Collette, B.; Bussing, W.; Guzman-Mora, A.G. & Salas, E. (2010). "Paraclinus monophthalmus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183503A8124492. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183503A8124492.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Paraclinus monophthalmus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.


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