Biology:Hypleurochilus langi

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Hypleurochilus langi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Hypleurochilus
Species:
H. langi
Binomial name
Hypleurochilus langi
(Fowler, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Blennius langi Fowler, 1923
  • Nypleurochilus langi (Fowler, 1923)

Hypleurochilus langi is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern Atlantic ocean, from Senegal to the mouth of the Congo River. This species grows to a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) SL. This blenny is euryhaline and it enters mouths of large rivers and occurs among mangroves, it prefers brackish water.[2] The specific name of this blenny honours the German zoologist and taxidermist Herbert Lang (1879-1957) of the American Museum of Natural History, who helped to collect the type.[3]

References

  1. Williams, J.T.; Craig, M.T. (2014). "Hypleurochilus langi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T185170A1775933. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T185170A1775933.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/185170/1775933. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Hypleurochilus langi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 26 October 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/blenniiformes2/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2184803 entry