Pauline Walsh Jacobson, USA
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Paraclinus barbatus Springer, 1955
Paraclinus barbatus has an elongated body. The mouth is bluntly pointed with a distinctive, eye-length "beard" on the tip of the chin, which gives its name to the name "Goatee Blenny" and "barbatus". The blenny has simple cirri on the nostrils. The cirri on the eyes and neck are paddle-like with rounded knobs at their ends.
The body is orange to red, with large irregular white spots on the upper side. The head is darker, fading to crimson at the front. The mouth and chin barbel are whitish. A purple-red bar with a white border runs from the eye to the underside. The iris is orange-red with black ray lines. A white patch is located under and behind the inner base of the breast to the underside. The chest and pelvic area are yellow with 3 black bars. The dorsal fin has an orange base and is white above. Three black-yellow-red eyespots are the distinctive feature of this blenny. The base of the anal fins is black, the outside is white. The caudal fin is white with black stripes.
The occurrence extends from the Bahamas to the southern Caribbean. The cryptic blenny lives in areas with rich coral cover on slopes at depths of 12-50m.
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
Paraclinus barbatus has an elongated body. The mouth is bluntly pointed with a distinctive, eye-length "beard" on the tip of the chin, which gives its name to the name "Goatee Blenny" and "barbatus". The blenny has simple cirri on the nostrils. The cirri on the eyes and neck are paddle-like with rounded knobs at their ends.
The body is orange to red, with large irregular white spots on the upper side. The head is darker, fading to crimson at the front. The mouth and chin barbel are whitish. A purple-red bar with a white border runs from the eye to the underside. The iris is orange-red with black ray lines. A white patch is located under and behind the inner base of the breast to the underside. The chest and pelvic area are yellow with 3 black bars. The dorsal fin has an orange base and is white above. Three black-yellow-red eyespots are the distinctive feature of this blenny. The base of the anal fins is black, the outside is white. The caudal fin is white with black stripes.
The occurrence extends from the Bahamas to the southern Caribbean. The cryptic blenny lives in areas with rich coral cover on slopes at depths of 12-50m.
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
