marbled blenny
Paraclinus marmoratus (Steindachner, 1876)
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.
Marbled Blenny (Paraclinus marmoratus) in the United States
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Open encyclopedia reference
Paraclinus marmoratus, the Marbled blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the western Atlantic Ocean including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea from southern Florida to Venezuela. This species can be found in shallow waters down to a depth of about 6 metres (20 ft) on coral reefs and in sea grass beds. It seems to show a particular association with the sponge Verongia fistularis. This species can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.
Wikipedia contributors, Paraclinus marmoratus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:12:44.347743+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Paraclinus marmoratus (Steindachner, 1876)
- Name authority
- (Steindachner, 1876)
- Common name
- marbled blenny
- 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 marmoratus (Steindachner, 1876)
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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cremnobates marmoratus Steindachner, 1876 Steindachner, 1876 | 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=282027 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.
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:4CQDC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.