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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 19; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 11; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 18 - 19
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Cristina V. Garilao
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Biology

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Occurs in rocky and rubble shores with algal mats, reefs and seagrass beds.
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Gobioclinus guppyi

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Gobioclinus guppyi, the mimic blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea from south Florida to Fernando de Noronha. It inhabits areas such as reefs, near shore areas with rock or rubble covered in algae, and in beds of seagrass. This species can reach a length of 11.5 centimetres (4.5 in) TL.[2] The specific name honours Robert Lechmere Guppy who collected the type and sent it to the British Museum (Natural History), he was also the father of Robert John Lechmere Guppy who discovered the guppy.[3]

References

  1. ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Gobioclinus guppyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T46104218A48371906. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46104218A48371906.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Labrisomus guppyi" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (10 November 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
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Gobioclinus guppyi: Brief Summary

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Gobioclinus guppyi, the mimic blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea from south Florida to Fernando de Noronha. It inhabits areas such as reefs, near shore areas with rock or rubble covered in algae, and in beds of seagrass. This species can reach a length of 11.5 centimetres (4.5 in) TL. The specific name honours Robert Lechmere Guppy who collected the type and sent it to the British Museum (Natural History), he was also the father of Robert John Lechmere Guppy who discovered the guppy.

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