Gobioclinus guppyi (Norman, 1922)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Gobioclinus guppyi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:38:57.051942+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gobioclinus guppyi (Norman, 1922)
- Name authority
- (Norman, 1922)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Labrisomidae
- Genus
- Gobioclinus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderBlenniiformes
- familyLabrisomidae Clark Hubbs, 1952
- genusGobioclinus Gill, 1860
- speciesGobioclinus guppyi (Norman, 1922)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gobioclinus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gobioclinus bucciferus (Poey, 1868) | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobioclinus dendriticus (Reid, 1935) | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobioclinus gobio (Valenciennes, 1836) | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobioclinus haitiensis (Beebe & Tee-Van, 1928) | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobioclinus kalisherae (Jordan, 1904) | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobioclinus insularis Araujo, Di Dario, Gasparini & Pinheiro, 2026 | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobioclinus urarita Araujo, Loyola da Cruz, Gasparini & Pinheiro, 2026 | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobioclinus filamentosus (Springer, 1960) | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Labrisomus guppyi (Norman, 1922) (Norman, 1922) | synonym |
| Clinus guppyi Norman, 1922 Norman, 1922 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=993100 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3GPC6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.