Andamia expansa

Andamia expansa is a species of combtooth blenny which is known from a few specimens from the eastern Indian Ocean, with the type being collected in the Andaman Islands. The IUCN rate it as Data Deficient because its taxonomy is unclear.[1] It forms pairs and lays adhesive eggs on the substrates.[3]

Andamia expansa

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Andamia
Species:
A. expansa
Binomial name
Andamia expansa
Blyth, 1858[2]

References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Andamia expansa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342419A48382314. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342419A48382314.en.
  2. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Andamia expansa". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Andamia cyclocheilus" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
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