''Paraclinus marmoratus'', the Marbled blenny, is a species of
labrisomid blenny native to the western
Atlantic Ocean including the
Gulf of Mexico and the
Caribbean Sea from southern
Florida to
Venezuela. This species can be found in shallow waters down to a depth of about on
coral reefs
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and in
sea grass beds. It seems to show a particular association with the
sponge ''
Verongia fistularis''. This species can reach a length of
TL. It can also be found in the
aquarium
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trade.
References
marmoratus
Fish described in 1876
Fish of the Atlantic Ocean
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