The East Indian lipsucker, Andamia heteroptera is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern Indian Ocean, around Christmas Island.[2]

Andamia heteroptera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Andamia
Species:
A. heteroptera
Binomial name
Andamia heteroptera
(Bleeker, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Salarias heteropterus Bleeker, 1857
  • Salarias heteroptera Bleeker, 1857

Size

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This species reaches a maximum length of 6.4 centimetres (2.5 in) SL.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Andamia heteroptera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342209A48350060. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342209A48350060.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Allen, G.R. and R.C. Steene, 1988. Fishes of Christmas Island Indian Ocean. Christmas Island Natural History Association, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, 6798, Australia. 197 p.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Andamia heteroptera". FishBase. February 2013 version.