Hypsoblennius gilberti

Hypsoblennius gilberti, commonly known as the rockpool blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern Pacific Ocean. This species grows to a length of 17 centimetres (6.7 in) TL.[2] The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Charles H. Gilbert (1859–1928).[3]

Hypsoblennius gilberti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Hypsoblennius
Species:
H. gilberti
Binomial name
Hypsoblennius gilberti
(D. S. Jordan, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Isesthes gilberti Jordan, 1882

References

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  1. ^ Hastings, P. (2010). "Hypsoblennius gilberti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183781A8176451. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183781A8176451.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypsoblennius gilberti". 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 9 March 2019.