Hypleurochilus langi | |
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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: | Hypleurochilus |
Species: | H. langi |
Binomial name | |
Hypleurochilus langi (Fowler, 1923) | |
Synonyms | |
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Hypleurochilus langi is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern Atlantic ocean, from Senegal to the mouth of the Congo River. This species grows to a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) SL. This blenny is euryhaline and it enters mouths of large rivers and occurs among mangroves, it prefers brackish water. The specific name of this blenny honours the German zoologist and taxidermist Herbert Lang (1879-1957) of the American Museum of Natural History, who helped to collect the type.
References
- Williams, J.T.; Craig, M.T. (2014). "Hypleurochilus langi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T185170A1775933. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T185170A1775933.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypleurochilus langi". 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 9 March 2019.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Hypleurochilus langi |
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