Paraclinus arcanus Paraclinus arcanus

Paraclinus arcanus is commonly referred to as Paraclinus arcanus. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Ricardo Zaluar Passos Guimarães, Brasilien

Foto: Ilha Grande Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brasilien, Süd-West Atlantik

/ Januar 1996 / 3,5cm TL
Courtesy of the author Ricardo Zaluar Passos Guimarães, Brasilien Copyright Ricardo Zaluar Passos Guimarães

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lexID:: 17342
AphiaID:: 282016

Scientific:: Paraclinus arcanus
German:: Beschupter Schleimfisch
English:: Paraclinus Arcanus

Category:: Slizgowate

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Blenniiformes (Order) > Labrisomidae (Family) > Paraclinus (Genus) > arcanus (Species)
Initial determination:: Guimarães & Bacellar, 2002

Occurrence:: Southwest Atlantic
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: 0 - 3 Meter
Habitats:: Reef-associated, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Shallow reefs, Tide pools / rock pools
Size:: 3,2 cm
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Paraclinus altivelis
Paraclinus arcanus
Beschupter Schleimfisch
Paraclinus barbatus
Spitzbart Blenny
Paraclinus beebei
Paraclinus cingulatus
Paraclinus ditrichus
Paraclinus fasciatus
Gebänderter Schleimfisch
Paraclinus fehlmanni
Paraclinus grandicomis
Hornschleimfisch
Paraclinus infrons
Paraclinus integripinnis
Paraclinus magdalenae
Paraclinus marmoratus
Paraclinus mexicanus
Paraclinus monophthalmus
Paraclinus naeorhegmis
Paraclinus nigripinnis
Schleimfisch
Paraclinus rubicundus
Schleimfisch
Paraclinus sini
Paraclinus spectator
Schleimfisch
Paraclinus stephensi
Paraclinus tanygnathus
Paraclinus walkeri

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2025-04-03 17:10:28
Last edit:: 2025-04-03 19:45:06

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Paraclinus arcanus Guimarães & Bacellar, 2002

Very little is known about Paraclinus arcanus, and the first description is not freely available.

The blenny is endemic to Brazilian waters in the south-west Atlantic and lives in rock pools and shallow reefs.

There is currently no information on its diet.

Etymology: The species name “arcanus” was chosen after its habit of hiding under rocks.

Synonymised names
Paraclinius arcanus Guimarães & Bacellar, 2002 · unaccepted (misspelling)

External links

fishbase.se (en). Abgerufen am 03.04.2025.
Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 03.04.2025.

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Foto: Ilha Grande Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brasilien, Süd-West Atlantik

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