Mud blenny

The mud blenny (Parablennius lodosus) is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian Ocean, it is known only from Delagoa Bay in Mozambique. This species reaches a length of 4 centimetres (1.6 in) SL.[2] It occurs along shallow, rocky shores down to depths of 5 metres (16 ft).[1]

Mud blenny
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Parablennius
Species:
P. lodosus
Binomial name
Parablennius lodosus
Synonyms
  • Blennius lodosus J. L. B. Smith, 1959

References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Parablennius lodosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342467A48399254. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342467A48399254.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Parablennius lodosus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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