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.[2] 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.[3]

Gobioclinus guppyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Gobioclinus
Species:
G. guppyi
Binomial name
Gobioclinus guppyi
(Norman, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Clinus guppyi Norman, 1922
  • Labrisomus guppyi (Norman, 1922)

References

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  1. ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Gobioclinus guppyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T46104218A48371906. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46104218A48371906.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Labrisomus guppyi". FishBase. October 2013 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (10 November 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 28 April 2019.