Species: Paraclinus altivelis, High-sail blenny, Topgallant blenny
opercular spine conical, sharp
A - row black blotches
nape & pectoral base scaled
Paraclinus altivelis (Lockington, 1881)
Topgallant blenny, High-sail blenny
Elongate, snout bluntly pointed; cirri on nostrils, palm-like cirri over eye and on nape; opercle with a distinct spiny projection, conical and sharp; dorsal fin XXVII-XXIX, 1, 1st spine as long as length before dorsal fin, front 3 spines elevated then a deep notch before 4th spine; anal II, 19-20; pectoral 13-14; pelvic fin I, 3; all fin rays unbranched; lateral line scales 36-38; scales on nape; pectoral fin base with > 1 row of scales; no skin flaps on scales.
Head and body pink to orange, with dusky areas; nape cirri black; eye cirrus pale; ocellus at rear of dorsal fin; anal fin with a row of dark blotches; dorsal fin sometimes with dark bars; pectoral fin sometimes with spotted bars.
Size: 6.2 cm.
Habitat: rocky coastal shores.
Depth: 5-40 m.
The central and southern western Gulf of California to W Panama.
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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
- Bottom only
- Habitat
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- Reef only
- Submerged vegetation
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Rocks
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- No Data
- Carnivore
- Diet
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- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Mobile benthic worms
- No Data
- Egg Type
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- No data
- Pelagic larva
- Benthic
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- East Pacific endemic
- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Continent only
- Continental TEP endemic
- All species
- TEP endemic
- Continent
- 3 provinces (Cortez + Mexican + Panamic) endemic
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap)
- Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo)
- IUCN Red List
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- Listed
- Data deficient
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Depth Range Max
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- 40
- Depth Range Min
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- 5
- Length Max
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- 6.2
