Hypsoblennius jenkinsi | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Blenniidae |
Genus: | Hypsoblennius |
Species: | H. jenkinsi |
Binomial name | |
Hypsoblennius jenkinsi (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896) | |
Synonyms | |
Chasmodes jenkinsi Jordan & Evermann, 1896 |
Hypsoblennius jenkinsi, commonly known as the mussel blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern-central Pacific Ocean. This species grows to a length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) TL. The specific name honours Oliver Peebles Jenkins (1850–1935), who was professor of physiology at Stanford University.
References
- Bessudo, S.; Dominici-Arosemena, A.; Espinosa, H.; Hastings, P. (2010). "Hypsoblennius jenkinsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183875A8192942. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183875A8192942.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypsoblennius jenkinsi". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 October 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Hypsoblennius jenkinsi |
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