San Quintin blenny
Paraclinus walkeri Hubbs, 1952
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 walkeri, the San Quintin blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the coasts of Baja California Sur, Mexico. The specific name honours the fisheries biologist Boyd W. Walker (1917-2001) of the University of California, Los Angeles who placed his specimens at the disposal of Clark Hubbs.
Wikipedia contributors, Paraclinus walkeri; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:15:58.801388+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Paraclinus walkeri Hubbs, 1952
- Name authority
- Hubbs, 1952
- Common name
- San Quintin 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 walkeri Hubbs, 1952
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 |
| Paraclinus monophthalmus (Günther, 1861) | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| topgallant blennyParaclinus altivelis (Lockington, 1881) | LabrisomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| pink blennyParaclinus beebei Hubbs, 1952 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Axoclinus walkeri (Hubbs, 1952) (Hubbs, 1952) | 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.
- Hubbs, & Clark. (1952). A contribution to the classification of the blennioid fishes of the family Clinidae, with a partial revision of eastern Pacific forms. Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin, 4 (2): 41–165. 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:4CQDP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.