Biology:Auchenionchus
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Short description: Genus of fishes
Auchenionchus | |
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A. variolosus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Labrisomidae |
Genus: | Auchenionchus T. N. Gill, 1860 |
Type species | |
Clinus variolosus Valenciennes, 1836
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Synonyms | |
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Auchenionchus is a genus of labrisomid blennies endemic to the Pacific waters off of Chile .[1]
Species
Auchenionchus contains these currently recognized species:[1]
- Auchenionchus crinitus (Jenyns, 1841)
- Auchenionchus microcirrhis (Valenciennes, 1836)
- Auchenionchus variolosus (Valenciennes, 1836)
Etymology
The generic name is a compound of the Greek auchen meaning "neck" or "nape" and onchos meaning "tubercle" or "protuberance", this is presumed to refer to the tiny nuchal tentacle of the type species.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Auchenionchus in FishBase. October 2013 version.
- ↑ "Order Blenniformes: Families Clinidae, Labrisomidae and Chaenopsidae". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 10 November 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/blenniiformes3/. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q945369 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auchenionchus.
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