Paraclinus marmoratus, Marbled blenny : aquarium

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Paraclinus marmoratus (Steindachner, 1876)

Marbled blenny
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> Blenniiformes (Blennies) > Labrisomidae (Labrisomids)
Etymology: Paraclinus: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, klinein, kline = sloping and bed, due to the four apophyses of sphenoid bone (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Steindachner.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina revassocierade; djupintervall 0 - 6 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Western Central Atlantic: southern Florida, USA and the Bahamas to Central America and northern South America; absent in the Antilles, except for Cuba.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 7251)

Short description Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 28 - 29; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 1; Taggstrålar i analfenan 2; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 19 - 20

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Inhabits seagrass beds and coral reefs. May be found associated with the sponge Verongia fistularis (Ref. 13628). Sexual dimorphism in the shape of the head and dorsal fin (Ref. 5521). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Polygynous males guard the eggs which are spawned by several females in nests (Ref. 55842).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Females deposit eggs in nests often associated with the sponge Verongia fistularis (Ref. 55842). Males fan the eggs for aeration which are probably spawned by several females owing to different developmental stages of eggs present in the nests (Ref. 205). Pairs will spawn routinely in aquaria in the absence of the sponges (Ref. 205). According to aquarium observations by Breder (1941), "spawning takes place with the female in an inverted position while the male remains upright, wandering females adding to the eggs. The nesting male on sexual exhaustion repulses additional females with a typical warning attitude and eventual biting similar to its reaction to another male or other fish."

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Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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