Exallias brevis, the leopard blenny, (or Pāoʻo ʻo kauila in Hawaiian) is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian oceans. This species reaches a length of 14.5 centimetres (5.7 in) TL. This species can be found in the aquarium trade. It is the only known member of its genus.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Subfamily: | Salarinae |
| Genus: | Exallias D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1905 |
| Species: | E. brevis
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| Exallias brevis (Kner, 1868)
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References
edit- ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Exallias brevis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342137A48376893. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342137A48376893.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Exallias brevis". FishBase. February 2013 version.
External links
edit- Photos of Exallias on Sealife Collection
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