Ricardo Zaluar Passos Guimarães, Brasilien
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Paraclinus rubicundus is endemic from Alagoas in northeastern Brazil to south to Santa Catarina in southern Brazil.
The blenny is an inhabitant of clear water, and prefers reefs heavily overgrown with algae, usually from shallow environments.
According to the first description, a specimen was discovered in a tidal pool around Natal, the capital of the state of Rio Grande do Norte in northeastern Brazil.
The blenny is well adapted to stony or gravel bottoms due to its coloration, a conspicuous eyespot on the rear part of the dorsal fins.
Whether the eyespot is only visible in juveniles or also in adults remains to be seen at the moment, but we are happy to ask Dr. Ricardo Zaluar Passos Guimarães, Brazil, about this aspect and follow up on his answer.
09.04.2025
Dr. Ricardo Zaluar Passos Guimarães gave us an answer about the algae. It is brown algae, so the fish is perfectly suited to it.
Unfortunately, the few scientific reports on this blenny are not freely accessible to us, so that reliable data on its diet is also lacking.
Similar species: Paraclinus fasciatus (Steindachner, 1876)
Synonym: Auchenopterus rubicundus Starks, 1913 - unaccepted
The blenny is an inhabitant of clear water, and prefers reefs heavily overgrown with algae, usually from shallow environments.
According to the first description, a specimen was discovered in a tidal pool around Natal, the capital of the state of Rio Grande do Norte in northeastern Brazil.
The blenny is well adapted to stony or gravel bottoms due to its coloration, a conspicuous eyespot on the rear part of the dorsal fins.
Whether the eyespot is only visible in juveniles or also in adults remains to be seen at the moment, but we are happy to ask Dr. Ricardo Zaluar Passos Guimarães, Brazil, about this aspect and follow up on his answer.
09.04.2025
Dr. Ricardo Zaluar Passos Guimarães gave us an answer about the algae. It is brown algae, so the fish is perfectly suited to it.
Unfortunately, the few scientific reports on this blenny are not freely accessible to us, so that reliable data on its diet is also lacking.
Similar species: Paraclinus fasciatus (Steindachner, 1876)
Synonym: Auchenopterus rubicundus Starks, 1913 - unaccepted
