Paraclinus fasciatus
Banded Blenny
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Labrisomidae (Labrisomid Blennies)
Paraclinus
Paraclinus fasciatus (Banded Blenny)
Description
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Characters
Nearly symmetrical dorsal and ventral profiles, nuchal cirrus resembling a lappet, dorsal fin consisting only of spines, snout slightly acute and projecting, anterior naris tubular with simple cirrus on posterior margin, supraorbital cirrus with one to four slender filaments, nuchal cirrus paddlelike with three short points, maxilla extends to or beyond posterior margin of orbit (males) or to pupil (females), lips fleshy with continuous folds, jaw teeth conical in bands narrowing posteriorly, small granular teeth on vomer, measurements (% SL): head length 25.1%–30.2%, snout length 5.1%–7.7%, upper jaw length 10.5%–12.9%, pre-dorsal-fin length 19.1%–25.3%, pre-anal-fin length 47%–54.6%, body depth 22.6%–25%, pectoral fin with 12 to 14 (usually 13) rays, dorsal fin with 28 to 31 (usually 29) spines, pelvic fin with 1 spine and 2 rays, anal fin with 2 spines and 17 to 20 (usually 19) rays, scales on base of pectoral fin, lateral line scales 32 to 38 (usually 35 or 36), 2 or 3 scale rows at base of pectoral fin
Color varies from uniformly pale to dark with darker bars along flanks, zero to four ocelli on dorsal fin, cirri darkly pigmented especially in males
Distribution
Western Atlantic from southern Florida and the Bahamas to Venezuela, including the eastern and southern Gulf of Mexico and the Greater and Lesser Antilles
Habitat Associations
Marine. reef-associated. depth range 0-2 m.
Biology
Maximum known size is 40.5 mm SL
Occurs in protected shallow waters, in coral, rock or sand bottoms (Ref. 5521) especially in seagrass beds (Ref. 7251).
Carnivorous; diet may vary according to seasonal and spatial changes in prey species abundance. Preys on a few species of amphipods as juveniles and shift to diet of crabs, shrimp and isopods (Ref. 94105).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2007-10-18. Resilience: High.
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: commercial.
References
Springer 1955b
Birdsong and Emery 1968
Böhlke and Chaplin 1968
Greenfield and Johnson 1981
Robins and Ray 1986
Randall 1996
Smith 1997
Williams 2002c
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray (1986) A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p.
Lieske, E. and R. Myers (1994) Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p.
Randall, J.E. (1996) Caribbean reef fishes. Third Edition - revised and enlarged. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Hong Kong. 3nd ed. 368 p.
Cervigón, F. (1994) Los peces marinos de Venezuela. Volume 3. Fundación Científica Los Roques, Caracas,Venezuela. 295 p.
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