Species: Paraclinus grandicomis, Horned Blenny

Paraclinus grandicomis (Rosen, 1911)
Horned Blenny
Elongate, snout bluntly pointed; no barbell on tip of chin; cirri on nostrils, long broad, often fringed cirri on eyes reach to dorsal fin; a short cirrus on each sides of nape; opercle with simple spine that does not reach under 3rd dorsal spine; dorsal fin XXV-XXVII flexible spines, 1 ray, deep notch between 3rd and 4th dorsal spines, front spines elevated; anal fin II, 16-18; pectorals 12; pelvic fins I (internal), 3; all fin rays unbranched; 2 rows of scales on base of pectoral fin; lateral line complete, continuous, arched over pectoral fin, 27-29 scales; smooth scales on rear of body.
Brown head and body, with some pale mottling; dorsal and anal fins with dark brown bars, pale edges; tail fin with dark base, rest of fin clear; no ocellus on dorsal fin or anal fin.
Reaches 3.8 cm.
Lives in sponges on shallow reefs, and in shells in seagrass beds.
Depth range: 0-3 m.
The Bahamas to the SE Caribbean.

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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Rocks
- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- Sponges
- Submerged vegetation
- Corals
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Reef and soft bottom
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Data
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Mobile benthic worms
- Egg Type
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- Benthic
- Data
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Continent
- Continent + Island (s)
- GC endemic
- Island (s)
- All species
- 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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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 3.8
- Depth Range Min
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- 0
- Depth Range Max
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- 3