Biology:Parablennius salensis

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Parablennius salensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Parablennius
Species:
P. salensis
Binomial name
Parablennius salensis
Bath, 1990

Parablennius salensis is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern central Atlantic ocean near the coasts of Cape Verde.[2] It was first named and described by Hans Bath in 1990. This species reaches a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL.[2]

Etymology

The species name salensis refers to the island of Sal (Cape Verde), the type location.[3] Its common name in Portuguese and Capeverdean Creole is "mané-cabeça".[2]

References

  1. Williams, J.T.; Craig, M.T. (2014). "Parablennius salensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T185136A1770511. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T185136A1770511.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/185136/1770511. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Parablennius salensis" in FishBase. January 2019 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/. Retrieved 14 January 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2089175 entry