Lipophrys pholis

Shanny
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Perciformes
Family:Blenniidae
Genus:Lipophrys
Species: L. pholis
Binomial name
Lipophrys pholis
Synonyms [2]
  • Blennius bufo (Lowe, 1843)
  • Blennius pholis Linnaeus, 1758
  • Lipophris pholis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Pholis bufo Lowe, 1843
  • Pholis carolinus Valenciennes, 1836
  • Pholis laevis Fleming, 1828

Lipophrys pholis, commonly known as shanny, is a species of combtooth blenny.[3] It matures at two years of age.[3] Distributed in the Eastern Atlantic from the southern Norway to Morocco and Madeira, including the Mediterranean and the Balearics.[4] Lipophrys pholis feed primarily on crustaceans, but also feed on other invertebrates and plants.[3]

References

  1. ↑ NatureServe (2013). "Lipophrys pholis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Nicolas Bailly (2009). Nicolas Bailly, ed. "Lipophrys pholis (Linnaeus, 1758)". World Database of Marine Pisces. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 S. Z. Qasim (1965). "The biology of Blennius pholis L. (Teleostei)". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 128 (2): 161–208. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1957.tb00264.x.
  4. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Lipophrys pholis" in FishBase. September 2012 version.


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