Omobranchus ferox

Omobranchus ferox, the gossamer blenny or the fang-toothed blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found brackish waters in Africa and Asia.[2]

Omobranchus ferox
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Omobranchus
Species:
O. ferox
Binomial name
Omobranchus ferox
(Herre, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Petroscirtes ferox Herre, 1927
  • Petroscirtes kranjiensis Herre, 1940
  • Omobranchus kranjiensis (Herre, 1940)
  • Petroscirtes feliciana Herre, 1942
  • Petroscirtes waterousi Herre, 1942
  • Omobranchus dealmeida J.L.B. Smith, 1949
  • Cruantus dealmeida (Smith, 1949)

Size

This species can reach a length of 6.0 centimetres (2.4 in) SL.[3]

References
  1. Larson, H.; Williams, J.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Hastings, P. (2021). "Omobranchus ferox". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T196308A48358497. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T196308A48358497.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Springer, V.G., 1986. Blenniidae. p. 742-755. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Omobranchus ferox" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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