Labrisomus xanti
Labrisomus xanti, the Largemouth blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Pacific coast of Mexico from Sebastián Vizcaíno Bay, Baja California to Bahía Tenacatita, Jalisco. It inhabits shallow waters. This species can reach a length of 17.8 centimetres (7.0 in) TL.[2] The specific name honours the collector of the type, the Hungarian zoologist John Xantus (1825-1894).[3]
| Labrisomus xanti | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Labrisomidae |
| Genus: | Labrisomus |
| Species: | L. xanti |
| Binomial name | |
| Labrisomus xanti T. N. Gill, 1860 | |
References
- Hastings, P. (2010). "Labrisomus xanti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183840A8186454. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183840A8186454.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Labrisomus xanti" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
- Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (10 November 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
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