Omobranchus elongatus

Omobranchus elongatus, the cloister blenny or chevroned blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific and Indian oceans. This species can reach a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) SL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

Omobranchus elongatus

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Omobranchus
Species:
O. elongatus
Binomial name
Omobranchus elongatus
Synonyms
  • Petroscirtes elongatusPeters, 1855
  • Petroscirtes dispar Fowler, 1937
  • Petroscirtes kallosoma Bleeker, 1858
  • Omobranchus kallosoma (Bleeker, 1858)

References
  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Omobranchus elongatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342312A48360372. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342312A48360372.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Omobranchus elongatus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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