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Bony fish

Bravo Clinid

Gobioclinus dendriticus

Also known as: Scaly Blenny, Trambollo Bravo

Adult
@Orthoed · Galapagos Liveaboard, Ecuador · June 20211 / 2
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Overview

Found singly, resting on the Dorsal and Pectoral Fins, blending in with the background, over ledges, boulder strewn slopes, and wall faces of reefs.
Southeast Pacific - Galapagos, Malpelo Islands

Scaly Blennies are found in various habitats perched on their fins and usually blending in with their surroundings.
Males and females often have different colouring and features.
Most are unafraid and don't move unless they feel threatened.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Southeast Pacific
  • Country only · 2
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Found singly, resting on the Dorsal and Pectoral Fins, blending in with the background, over ledges, boulder strewn slopes, and wall faces of reefs.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderBlenniiformes
    5. familyLabrisomidae
    6. genusGobioclinus
    7. speciesGobioclinus dendriticus (Reid, 1935)

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    More in the family

    Labrisomids (Labrisomidae)