Entomacrodus vermiculatus

Entomacrodus vermiculatus, the vermiculated blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny native to the Indian Ocean where it is found around the Seychelles, the Maldives and Christmas Island. It is largely an inhabitant of the intertidal zone where it is regularly exposed to the air which it is capable of breathing. This species reaches a length of 18 centimetres (7.1 in) TL.[2]

Entomacrodus vermiculatus

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Entomacrodus
Species:
E. vermiculatus
Binomial name
Entomacrodus vermiculatus
(Valenciennes, 1836)

References

  1. Williams, J.T. & Myers, R. (2014). "Entomacrodus vermiculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T172447A1342518. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172447A1342518.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Entomacrodus vermiculatus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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