Gobioclinus bucciferus (Poey, 1868)

Description


Dorsal spines (total): 19 - 21; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 19 - 21. Brown with 5 irregular dark brown bars on body, the anterior 3 of which extend basally into dorsal fin; no black spot on opercle; two dark brown dots or short lines posterior to eye; females with numerous dark dots in fins (Ref. 13442).

Common Names


No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Blenniiformes

Family: Labrisomidae

Genus: Gobioclinus

Species: Gobioclinus bucciferus (Poey, 1868)

Climate Zone


  • Tropical
  • Location


    Biology


    Occurs from rocky and rubble shores with algal mats to reefs and seagrass beds.

    Habitat


    associated