The Galapagos triplefin blenny (Lepidonectes corallicola) is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Lepidonectes.[2] It was described by William Converse Kendall and Lewis Radcliffe in 1912.[3] This species is endemic to the Galapagos Islands. It occurs on rocky slopes and harbour walls where the males hold territories in the breeding season, November to February. These territories are 50 centimetres (20 in) in diameter and the males court females who lay the eggs in his territory and then departs. The male continues to court additional females while guarding the previous female's egg mass from predators. They can be found down to 15 metres (49 ft).[1]
| Galapagos triplefin blenny | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Genus: | Lepidonectes |
| Species: | L. corallicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepidonectes corallicola | |
| Synonyms | |
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Enneapterygius corallicola Kendall & Radcliffe, 1912 | |
References
edit- ^ a b Dominici-Arosemena, A.; Fricke, R.; Hastings, P. (2010). "Lepidonectes corallicola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T155156A4731228. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155156A4731228.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lepidonectes corallicola". FishBase. February 2019 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Lepidonectes corallicola". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
External links
edit- Photos of Galapagos triplefin blenny on Sealife Collection
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