Ophioblennius macclurei

Ophioblennius macclurei, the redlip blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Atlantic ocean. This species reaches a length of 12.2 centimetres (4.8 in) TL.[2] The specific name honours the American comparative anatomist and embryologist Charles Freeman Williams McClure (1865-1955) in recognition of his work on the lymphatic systems of fishes.[3]

Ophioblennius macclurei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Ophioblennius
Species:
O. macclurei
Binomial name
Ophioblennius macclurei
(Silvester, 1915)
Synonyms

Rupiscartes macclurei Silvester, 1915

References

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  1. ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Ophioblennius macclurei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T46104090A48344385. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46104090A48344385.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ophioblennius macclurei". 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 16 March 2019.
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