Gobioclinus kalisherae

Gobioclinus kalisherae, the downy blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the western Atlantic Ocean from south Florida to Brazil. This species prefers habitats which provide crevices or holes to hide in such as areas of rubble or rock and coral reefs. It can reach a length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] The specific name honours the painter Emilia Kalisher (1868-1959), at the request of her future husband Joseph Cheesman Thompson (1874-1943).[3]

Gobioclinus kalisherae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Gobioclinus
Species:
G. kalisherae
Binomial name
Gobioclinus kalisherae
(D. S. Jordan, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Ericteis kalisherae D. S. Jordan, 1904
  • Labrisomus kalisherae (D.S. Jordan, 1904)

References
  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Gobioclinus kalisherae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T46104232A48343815. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46104232A48343815.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Labrisomus kalisherae" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
  3. 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 28 April 2019.
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