Dodekablennos fraseri
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Blenniidae |
Subfamily: | Salarinae |
Genus: | Dodekablennos |
Species: | D. fraseri
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Binomial name | |
Dodekablennos fraseri V. G. Springer & Spreitzer, 1978
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Dodekablennos fraseri is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian Ocean, around Réunion and Mauritius. This species is a resident of tide pools where it can be found at depths of from 0 to 2 metres (0.0 to 6.6 ft). This species is the only known member of its genus.[2] Its specific name honours Thomas H. Fraser of the Mote Marine Laboratory who collected the type.[3]
References
- ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Dodekablennos fraseri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342448A48400876. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342448A48400876.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Dodekablennos fraseri". 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 3 March 2019.