Species: Paraclinus cingulatus, Coral blenny
dark bar under eye; operculum white
Paraclinus cingulatus (Evermann & Marsh, 1899)
Coral blenny
Elongate, snout bluntly pointed; no barbell on tip of chin; cirri on nostrils, short 3-4 pointed cirrus over eyes, short, wattle-like cirri on both sides of nape; opercle with spiny projection; dorsal fin XXVII-XXVIII flexible spines, deep notch between 3rd and 4th dorsal spines, front spines elevated, 0 rays; anal fin II, 15-16; pectorals usually 12; pelvic fins I (internal), 2; all fin rays unbranched; no scales on pectoral base; lateral line complete, continuous, arched over pectoral fin, 27-31 scales; smooth scales on rear of body.
Cream to tan; head mottled with black and red, a dark bar down and back from eye; body orange above, white below, with 3-4 black bars, front 3 are strongest, and extend well onto dorsal and anal fins; dorsal fin without ocellus; tail fin pale, with a thin dark bar at its base.
Reaches 2.4 cm.
Lives in coral rubble on reefs and in tide pools.
Depth range: 0-10 m.
The Bahamas to the SW Caribbean.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore Only
- Inshore
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Rocks
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Reef only
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Mobile benthic worms
- Data
- Egg Type
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- Live birth
- Data
- Benthic
- Global Endemism
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- All species.
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Island (s)
- GC endemic
- Continent
- All species..
- Continent + Island (s)
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- IUCN Red List
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- Listed
- Least concern
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 2.4
- Depth Range Min
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- 0
- Depth Range Max
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- 10
