Paraclinus fehlmanni Springer & Trist, 1969
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
Paraclinus fehlmanni is a species of labrisomid blenny only known from the Pacific coast of Ecuador where it is found in tide pools down to depths of 2 metres (6.6 ft). Males of this species can reach a length of 4 centimetres (1.6 in) SL while females can grow to 8.4 centimetres (3.3 in). The specific name honours the ichthyologist and herpetologist Herman Adair Fehlmann (1917-2005) who worked at the Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center and who, among collecting many other specimens, collected the type of this species.
Wikipedia contributors, Paraclinus fehlmanni; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:31:07.234402+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Paraclinus fehlmanni Springer & Trist, 1969
- Name authority
- Springer & Trist, 1969
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Labrisomidae
- Genus
- Paraclinus
- 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
- genusParaclinus Mocquard, 1888
- speciesParaclinus fehlmanni Springer & Trist, 1969
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Paraclinus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Paraclinus arcanus Guimarães & Bacellar, 2002 | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Paraclinus barbatus Springer, 1955 | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| leastfoot blennyParaclinus ditrichus Rosenblatt & Parr, 1969 | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Magdalena blennyParaclinus magdalenae Rosenblatt & Parr, 1969 | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| surf blennyParaclinus naeorhegmis Böhlke, 1960 | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blackfin blennyParaclinus nigripinnis (Steindachner, 1867) | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Paraclinus rubicundus (Starks, 1913) | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| flapscale blennyParaclinus sini Hubbs, 1952 | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| longjaw blennyParaclinus tanygnathus Rosenblatt & Parr, 1969 | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| San Quintin blennyParaclinus walkeri Hubbs, 1952 | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Paraclinus monophthalmus (Günther, 1861) | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| topgallant blennyParaclinus altivelis (Lockington, 1881) | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Springer, V. G., & Trist, R. E. (1969). A new clinid fish species, Paraclinus fehlmanni, from Ecuador. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 82: 323–328. 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:4CQD7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.