Labrisomus jenkinsi

Labrisomus jenkinsi, Jenkin's blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny endemic to the Galapagos Islands where it seems to inhabit areas with rocky substrates. This species can reach a length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) TL.[2] The specific name honours Oliver Peebles Jenkins (1850-1935), who was a professor of physiology at Stanford University.[3]

Labrisomus jenkinsi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Labrisomus
Species:
L. jenkinsi
Binomial name
Labrisomus jenkinsi
(Heller & Snodgrass, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Lepisoma jenkinsi Heller & Snodgrass, 1903

References
  1. Hastings, P.; Dominici-Arosemena, A. (2010). "Labrisomus jenkinsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183360A8099845. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183360A8099845.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Labrisomus jenkinsi" 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 29 April 2019.
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