Labrisomus jenkinsi, Jenkin's blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny endemic to the Galapagos Islands where it seems to inhabit areas with rocky substrates. This species can reach a length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) TL.[2] The specific name honours Oliver Peebles Jenkins (1850-1935), who was a professor of physiology at Stanford University.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Labrisomidae |
| Genus: | Labrisomus |
| Species: | L. jenkinsi
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| Labrisomus jenkinsi | |
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References
edit- ^ Hastings, P.; Dominici-Arosemena, A. (2010). "Labrisomus jenkinsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183360A8099845. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183360A8099845.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Labrisomus jenkinsi". FishBase. October 2013 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (10 November 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
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