Andamia reyi

Andamia reyi, the suckerlip blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. This species reaches a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL.[2] The specific name honours the collector of the type, the French doctor Paul Rey.[3]

Andamia reyi

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Andamia
Species:
A. reyi
Binomial name
Andamia reyi
(Sauvage, 1880)

References
  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Andamia reyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342407A48398075. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342407A48398075.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Andamia reyi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 October 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 25 February 2019.


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