Labrisomus gobio

Labrisomus gobio
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Blennioidei
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Labrisomus
Species: L. gobio
Binomial name
Labrisomus gobio
(Valenciennes, 1836)
Synonyms
  • Gobioclinus gobio Valenciennes, 1836
  • Clinus gobio Valenciennes, 1836

Labrisomus gobio, the Palehead blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea where it can be found in such habitats as reefs, algae covered rubble or rocky areas near the shore, or beds of seagrass. It can be found from extremely shallow waters down to a depth of about 15 metres (49 ft). This species can reach a length of 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in) TL.[2]

References

  1. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/summary/46104211/0
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Labrisomus gobio" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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