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Enchelyurus kraussii

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Species of fish

Enchelyurus kraussii
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Enchelyurus
Species: E. kraussii
Binomial name
Enchelyurus kraussii
(Klunzinger, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Petroscirtes kraussii Klunzinger, 1871
  • Enchelyurus kraussi (Klunzinger, 1871)

Enchelyurus kraussii, Krauss' blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans. This species grows to a length of 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) SL. The specific name honours the German scientist, traveller and collector Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Krauss (1812–1890).

References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Enchelyurus kraussii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342433A48348091. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342433A48348091.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enchelyurus kraussii". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. 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 26 March 2019.
Taxon identifiers
Enchelyurus kraussii


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