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The '''Dwarf blenny''' ('''''Alloblennius parvus''''') is a [[combtooth blenny]] (family Blenniidae). It is found in the western [[Indian Ocean]].<ref name="Fishbase">[http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?genusname=Alloblennius&speciesname=parvus ''Alloblennius parvus''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> It was described by [[Victor Gruschka Springer]] and A.E. Spreitzer in 1978.<ref name="Springer & Spreitzer, 1978">Springer, V.G. and A.E. Spreitzer, 1978 (11 Apr.) [ref. 4181] |
The '''Dwarf blenny''' ('''''Alloblennius parvus''''') is a [[combtooth blenny]] (family Blenniidae). It is found in the western [[Indian Ocean]].<ref name="Fishbase">[http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?genusname=Alloblennius&speciesname=parvus ''Alloblennius parvus''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> It was described by [[Victor Gruschka Springer]] and A.E. Spreitzer in 1978.<ref name="Springer & Spreitzer, 1978">Springer, V.G. and A.E. Spreitzer, 1978 (11 Apr.) [ref. 4181] |
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''Five new species and a new genus of Indian Ocean blenniid fishes, tribe Salariini, with a key to genera of the tribe.'' Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 268: i-iii + 1-20.</ref> It is a [[tropical]] blenny which is known from the western [[Indian Ocean]], and has been recorded swimming at a depth range of 6-10 metres.<ref name="Fishbase"/> |
''Five new species and a new genus of Indian Ocean blenniid fishes, tribe Salariini, with a key to genera of the tribe.'' Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 268: i-iii + 1-20.</ref> It is a [[tropical]] blenny which is known from the western [[Indian Ocean]], and has been recorded swimming at a depth range of 6-10 metres. Dwarf blennies have pale bodies with a dark spot between their first and second dorsal spines. Males have a dark colouring beneath their heads and around their [[pectoral fin]]s, and can reach a maximum [[standard length]] of 2.6 centimetres.<ref name="Fishbase"/> The blennies are [[oviparous]].<ref>[http://www.fishbase.org/Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=16940&GenusName=Alloblennius&SpeciesName=parvus&fc=392&StockCode=15358 Reproduction of ''Alloblennius parvus''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> |
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The Dwarf blenny (Alloblennius parvus) is a combtooth blenny (family Blenniidae). It is found in the western Indian Ocean.[1] It was described by Victor Gruschka Springer and A.E. Spreitzer in 1978.[2] It is a tropical blenny which is known from the western Indian Ocean, and has been recorded swimming at a depth range of 6-10 metres. Dwarf blennies have pale bodies with a dark spot between their first and second dorsal spines. Males have a dark colouring beneath their heads and around their pectoral fins, and can reach a maximum standard length of 2.6 centimetres.[1] The blennies are oviparous.[3]
References
- ^ a b Alloblennius parvus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Springer, V.G. and A.E. Spreitzer, 1978 (11 Apr.) [ref. 4181] Five new species and a new genus of Indian Ocean blenniid fishes, tribe Salariini, with a key to genera of the tribe. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 268: i-iii + 1-20.
- ^ Reproduction of Alloblennius parvus at www.fishbase.org.
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