Puffcheek blenny

Gobioclinus bucciferus

Nine Centimeters Blenny from South American Waters

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
South America
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Gobioclinus
Maximum length: 9 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda, southern Florida (USA), and Bahamas to Lesser Antilles and Central America (and probably northern South America). Antilles, Yucatan, Belize to Nicaragua (Ref. 26938 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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