Species: Labrisomus cricota, Mock Blenny, Mock Hairy Blenny

Labrisomus cricota Sazima, Gasparini and Moura, 2002

Mock Blenny, Mock Hairy Blenny

Body robust; head broad, snout blunt; eye large; a long (~eye diameter) branched cirrus over each eye; 2 or more heavily branched cirri on each side of nape, those long, reaching to dorsal fin; mouth large, slightly oblique, rear of top jawbone exposed, not in a sheath; patches of small teeth behind outer row of large teeth on upper jaw; teeth present on sides of roof of mouth, those are smaller or equal to teeth at front of roof of mouth; 10-11 gill rakers; large fish with > 2 pores at tip of chin; notch between spines and rays of dorsal fin, XVII, 1st 2 spines longer than 3rd spine, 11-12; anal fin II, usually 18; pelvic fins with 1 internal spine, 3 soft rays, 3rd ray >1/2 length of 1st ray, inserted before pectoral base; all fin rays unbranched; 64-68 lateral line scales; lateral line tubes or canals at least on front of body; smooth scales on rear of body.

Both sexes: body with 4-5 conspicuous dark bars and fainter bars between them, all bars extend onto dorsal and anal fins, bars on dorsal fin reach outer edge of fin; a well developed ocellus on operculum not surrounded by a well defined white ring; no dark blotch at front of dorsal fin; Male: body olive-grey; head olive, with blue-green spots on cheek and snout; lower head and chest red, pelvics red; Female: body violet- grey to grey-brown; lower head, chest and pelvics grey-brown, with irregular pale patches on lower side of head and throat.

Reaches 16.2 cm.

Rocky reefs and sand around rocks.

Depth range: 0-4 m.

Florida to Brazil.