Nannosalarias nativitatis

Nannosalarias nativitatis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Nannosalarias
Smith-Vaniz & V. G. Springer, 1971
Species: N. nativitatis
Binomial name
Nannosalarias nativitatis
(Regan, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Blennius nativitatis Regan, 1909

Nannosalarias nativitatis, the Pygmy 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 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL. It is also commonly known as the Christmas blenny, Christmas Island blenny or the Throatspot blenny. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Nannosalarias nativitatis" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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