Paraclinus fasciatus

Paraclinus fasciatus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Blennioidei
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Paraclinus
Species: P. fasciatus
Binomial name
Paraclinus fasciatus
(Steindachner, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Cremnobates fasciatus Steindachner, 1876

Paraclinus fasciatus, the Banded blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Atlantic Ocean including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea from southern Florida to Venezuela. This species lives in the vicinity of coral reefs preferring sea grass beds in shallow waters down to 2 metres (6.6 ft). This species can reach a length of 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in) TL.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Paraclinus fasciatus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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