Alloblennius anuchalis
| Alloblennius anuchalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Blennioidei |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Alloblennius |
| Species: | A. anuchalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Alloblennius anuchalis (V. G. Springer & Spreitzer, 1978) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Alloblennius anuchalis is a species of combtooth blenny (family Blenniidae) in the genus Alloblennius. It is a tropical blenny found in the western Indian ocean, around Mauritius and Oman. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 2.4 centimetres (0.91 inches).[3][4] The species is oviparous.[5]
Etymology
Springer and Spreitzer originally considered the blenny a member of the genus Antennablennius, due to suspicion that Alloblennius was a junior synonym of the genus. The species epithet, treated as an appositional noun, combines the Greek prefix "a" ("without") and the Latin noun "nucha" ("nape") to produce the definition "without nape", referring to the lack of cirri on the nape of the blenny. The authors acknowledged that this was an unusual trait for a member of Antennablennius.[6]
References
- ↑ Williams, J.T.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F & Hastings, P.A (2009). "Alloblennius anuchalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
- ↑ Synonyms of Alloblennius anuchalis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Alloblennius anuchalis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Alloblennius anuchalis at www.fishwise.co.za.
- ↑ Reproduction of Alloblennius anuchalis 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.