Atrosalarias fuscus, also known as the dusky blenny, brown coral blenny or black blenny, is a species of marine fish in the family Blenniidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Atrosalarias |
| Species: | A. fuscus
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| Atrosalarias fuscus (Rüppell, 1838)
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It is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, Red Sea included.[3]
This fish is a small size that can reach a maximum size of 14.5 cm length.[4]
References
edit- ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Atrosalarias fuscus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342246A48401998. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342246A48401998.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Atrosalarias". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Facts about Dusky Blenny (Atrosalarias fuscus) - Encyclopedia of Life". Eol.org. 2013-03-05. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ "Atrosalarias fuscus". Fishbase.org. 2012-07-03. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
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