Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Quillfin Blenny
Gobioclinus filamentosus
Quillfin Blenny
Also known as: Quillback Blenny
Category: Labrisomid Blennies
Scientific Name: Gobioclinus filamentosus
Synonyms: Labrisomus filamentosus
Size: 2 to 4 in. (5 to 10 cm)  
Depth: 40-100 ft. (12-30 m)
Distribution: Bahamas, Caribbean
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Blenniiformes (Order)
     └Labrisomidae (Family) Labrisomid Blennies
      └Gobioclinus (Genus)
       └G. filamentosus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 1013806🔗
iNaturalist ID: 446048🔗

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