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Omobranchus ferox
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Omobranchus
Species:	O. ferox
Binomial name
Omobranchus ferox (Herre, 1927)
Synonyms
Petroscirtes ferox Herre, 1927 Petroscirtes kranjiensis Herre, 1940 Omobranchus kranjiensis (Herre, 1940) Petroscirtes feliciana Herre, 1942 Petroscirtes waterousi Herre, 1942 Omobranchus dealmeida J.L.B. Smith, 1949 Cruantus dealmeida (Smith, 1949)

Omobranchus ferox, the gossamer blenny or the fang-toothed blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found brackish waters in Africa and Asia.

Size

This species can reach a length of 6.0 centimetres (2.4 in) SL.

References

1. Larson, H.; Williams, J.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Hastings, P. (2021). "Omobranchus ferox". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T196308A48358497. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T196308A48358497.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Springer, V.G., 1986. Blenniidae. p. 742–755. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Omobranchus ferox". FishBase. February 2013 version.

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