Microlipophrys velifer

Microlipophrys velifer, the sailfin blenny is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern Atlantic ocean off west Africa from Mauritania and Cape Verde to the Cunene River, Angola.[1]

Sailfin blenny

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Microlipophrys
Species:
M. velifer
Binomial name
Microlipophrys velifer
(Norman, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Blennius elongatus Cadenat, 1951
  • Blennius velifer Norman, 1935
  • Lipophrys velifer (Norman, 1935)

Description

This species grows to a length of 5.8 centimetres (2.3 in) TL. The dorsal fin has 12 spines and 15 to 16 rays while the anal fin has two spines and 16 to 18 rays.[2][3] The species inhabits rocky intertidal zones both protected and unprotected from the waves. The species lay eggs that are attached in holes in rocks.[2]

gollark: I think that might be allowed too, actually? But you need to be in some sort of training thing.
gollark: You are not, apparently, legally allowed to do full-time work until you're 18, and must be in education/training of some kind.
gollark: It looks simpler than your diagram, although I suppose that covers all school stuff while I'm only talking about my specific school and there are other options like vocational training of some kind.
gollark: My school has some convoluted thing where for A-level (high school, ish), as well as the regular 3 A-levels, you *also* have to do two of these three options:- EPQ i.e. a big independent-research-y project- a bunch of 3-month nonexamined "carousel" courses about random stuff like sign language and cooking and photography- a "complementary studies" course, which is *either* a nonexamined random thing or something like one AS-level*or* a fourth A-level.
gollark: Hmm, that's quite a lot longer than "high school" here.

References
  1. Williams, J.T. & Craig, M.T. (2014). "Microlipophrys velifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T185160A1774202. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T185160A1774202.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Microlipophrys velifer" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. Bath, H; Wirtz, P (1992). "On a collection of blenniid fishes from Mauritania, with a redescription of Spaniblennius riodourensis (Metzelaar, 1919)". Zoologische Mededelingen. 66 (13): 265–276. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.846.2194.

Further reading
  • Bath, H., 1990. "Blenniidae". p. 905-915. in J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol.2.
  • Nelson, J.: Fishes of the World, 3rd ed.. New York, USA: John Wiley and Sons., 1994, p. 600


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