Biology:Stanulus seychellensis

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Stanulus seychellensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Stanulus
Species:
S. seychellensis
Binomial name
Stanulus seychellensis
J. L. B. Smith, 1959
Synonyms
  • Fallacirripectes minutus L. P. Schultz & W. M. Chapman, 1960

Stanulus seychellensis, the Seychelle's blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian oceans. This species feeds primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds. This species can reach a length of 4 centimetres (1.6 in) TL. This fish is also found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Stanulus seychellensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T48342292A48362822. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342292A48362822.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/48342292/48362822. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Stanulus seychellensis" in FishBase. February 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q3751541 entry