Parablennius sierraensis is a species of combtooth blenny found in the Eastern and Central Atlantic: Cape Verde and the Gambia to Namibe, Angola.[2] The species name refers to Sierra Leone, the type location.[3] However, the IUCN give the southern limit of the distribution as being Sierra Leone.[1]
Parablennius sierraensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Blenniidae |
Genus: | Parablennius |
Species: | P. sierraensis
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Binomial name | |
Parablennius sierraensis Bath, 1990
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References
edit- ^ a b Williams, J.T.; Craig, M.T. (2014). "Parablennius sierraensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T185140A1771118. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T185140A1771118.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parablennius sierraensis". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ 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 14 January 2019.
Further reading
editWikispecies has information related to Parablennius sierraensis.
- Fenner, Robert M. The Conscientious Marine Aquarist. Neptune City, New Jersey, USA: T.F.H. Publications, 2001.
- Helfman, G., B. Collette and D. Facey: The diversity of fishes. Blackwell Science, Malden, Massachusetts, USA, 1997.
- Moyle, P. and J. Cech.: Fishes: An Introduction to Ichthyology, 4th ed., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, USA: Prentice-Hall. 2000.
- Nelson, J.: Fishes of the World, 3rd ed.. New York, USA: John Wiley and Sons., 1994