Dodekablennos fraseri

Dodekablennos fraseri is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian Ocean, around Réunion and Mauritius. This species is a resident of tide pools where it can be found at depths of from 0 to 2 metres (0.0 to 6.6 ft). This species is the only known member of its genus.[2] Its specific name honours Thomas H. Fraser of the Mote Marine Laboratory who collected the type.[3]

Dodekablennos fraseri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Subfamily: Salarinae
Genus: Dodekablennos
Species:
D. fraseri
Binomial name
Dodekablennos fraseri
V. G. Springer & Spreitzer, 1978

References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Dodekablennos fraseri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342448A48400876. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342448A48400876.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Dodekablennos fraseri" in 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 3 March 2019.


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