Hypleurochilus aequipinnis

Hypleurochilus aequipinnis, the oyster blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Atlantic ocean. This species grows to a length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) TL.[2]

Hypleurochilus aequipinnis

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Hypleurochilus
Species:
H. aequipinnis
Binomial name
Hypleurochilus aequipinnis
(Günther, 1861)
Synonyms

Blennius aequipinnis Günther, 1861

References

  1. Williams, J.T. & Craig, M.T. (2014). "Hypleurochilus aequipinnis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T185141A1771279. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T185141A1771279.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Hypleurochilus aequipinnis" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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