Biology:Parenchelyurus hyena

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Parenchelyurus hyena
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Parenchelyurus
Species:
P. hyena
Binomial name
Parenchelyurus hyena
(Whitley, 1953)
Synonyms

Graviceps punctatus hyena Whitley, 1953

Parenchelyurus hyena, the hyena blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Pacific ocean, around Papua New Guinea.[2]

Size

This species reaches a length of 3.8 cm (1.5 in).[3]

Etymology

Although the etymology was not explained, it is presumably referring to the Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta), alluding to this blenny’s spotted coloration.[4]

References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Parenchelyurus hyena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T48342218A48359378. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342218A48359378.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/48342218/48359378. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 
  2. Kailola, P.J., 1987. The fishes of Papua New Guinea: a revised and annotated checklist. Vol. II Scorpaenidae to Callionymidae. Research Bulletin No. 41, Research Section, Dept. of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Papua New Guinea.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Parenchelyurus hyena" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  4. "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/blenniiformes2/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q385606 entry