Ophioblennius macclurei

Ophioblennius macclurei, the redlip blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Atlantic ocean. This species reaches a length of 12.2 centimetres (4.8 in) TL.[2] The specific name honours the American comparative anatomist and embryologist Charles Freeman Williams McClure (1865-1955) in recognition of his work on the lymphatic systems of fishes.[3]

Ophioblennius macclurei

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Ophioblennius
Species:
O. macclurei
Binomial name
Ophioblennius macclurei
(Silvester, 1915)
Synonyms

Rupiscartes macclurei Silvester, 1915

References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ophioblennius macclurei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T46104090A48344385. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46104090A48344385.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Ophioblennius macclurei" 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 16 March 2019.


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