mangrove blenny

Lupinoblennius vinctus

Five Centimeters Blenny of the Atlantic Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Lupinoblennius vinctus, the mangrove blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western central Atlantic ocean, from southern Florida and the Antilles as well as from Mexico to Panama where it has reached the Pacific end of the Panama Canal.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Lupinoblennius
Maximum length: 5 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: southern Florida (USA), the Antilles, and Mexico to Panama (including the Pacific end of Canal Zone).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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