banded blenny

Paraclinus fasciatus

Blenny beneath South American Waters

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

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. The banded blenny is a marine organism, meaning it lives in an aquatic environment. This species lives in the vicinity of coral reefs preferring sea grass beds in shallow waters down to 2 metres (6.6 ft).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Paraclinus
Maximum length: 6.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida, USA and the Bahamas (including northern Gulf of Mexico) to Central and northern South America.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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