Hirculops cornifer

Hirculops cornifer, the highbrow rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian ocean. This species reaches a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]

Hirculops cornifer

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Subfamily: Salarinae
Genus: Hirculops
J. L. B. Smith, 1959
Species:
H. cornifer
Binomial name
Hirculops cornifer
(Rüppell, 1830)
Synonyms

Blennius cornifer Rüppell, 1830

References

  1. Smith-Vaniz, W.F. & Williams, J.T. (2014). "Hirculops cornifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T46079775A46664394. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46079775A46664394.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Hirculops cornifer" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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