Gobioclinus dendriticus
Gobioclinus dendriticus, the Bravo clinid, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Galapagos Islands and Malpelo Island. It inhabits such habitats as undercuts and ledges on rock wall faces, reefs, and areas with many boulders at depths of from 1 to 23 metres (3.3 to 75.5 ft) though usually no shallower than 6 metres (20 ft) and no deeper than 18 metres (59 ft). This species preys on small fishes and crustaceans. It can reach a length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) TL.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Labrisomidae |
| Genus: | Gobioclinus |
| Species: | G. dendriticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gobioclinus dendriticus (Reid, 1935) | |
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References
- Hastings, P.; Dominici-Arosemena, A. (2010). "Gobioclinus dendriticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183943A8204043. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183943A8204043.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Gobioclinus dendriticus" in FishBase. February 2019 version.
External links
- Labrisomus dendriticus on the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
- Photos of Gobioclinus dendriticus on Sealife Collection
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