Paraclinus mexicanus, the Mexican blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to reefs of the Pacific coast of the Americas from Baja California, Mexico to Ecuador. This species can reach a length of 4 centimetres (1.6 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

Paraclinus mexicanus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Paraclinus
Species:
P. mexicanus
Binomial name
Paraclinus mexicanus
Synonyms
  • Auchenopterus mexicanus C. H. Gilbert, 1904

References

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  1. ^ Smith-Vaniz, B.; Collette, B.; Bussing, W.; Guzman-Mora, A.G.; Salas, E. (2010). "Paraclinus mexicanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183788A8177236. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183788A8177236.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paraclinus mexicanus". FishBase. October 2013 version.

Further references

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Rosenblatt, Richard; Parr, Terence (6 March 1969). "The Pacific Species of the Clinid Fish Genus Paraclinus". American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. 1969 (1): 1–20.