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Stathmonotus stahli

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Species of fish

Stathmonotus stahli
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Stathmonotus
Species: S. stahli
Binomial name
Stathmonotus stahli
(Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Auchenistius stahli Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1899
  • Histioclinus veliger Metzelaar, 1919

Stathmonotus stahli, the eelgrass blenny or the seagrass blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs in the western Atlantic ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 4 centimetres (1.6 in) TL. The specific name honours the Puerto Rican physician and biologist Agustín Stahl (1842-1917).

References

  • Evermann, B.W. and M.C. Marsh, 1899 (19 Dec.) Descriptions of new genera and species of fishes from Puerto Rico. Report of the United States Fish Commission v. 25 : 351–362.
  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Stathmonotus stahli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T46104153A48367346. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46104153A48367346.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Stathmonotus stahli". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (10 November 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
Taxon identifiers
Stathmonotus stahli
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