Parablennius salensis
Parablennius salensis is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern central Atlantic ocean near the coasts of Cape Verde.[2] It was first named and described by Hans Bath in 1990. This species reaches a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL.[2]
| Parablennius salensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Parablennius |
| Species: | P. salensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Parablennius salensis Bath, 1990 | |
Etymology
The species name salensis refers to the island of Sal (Cape Verde), the type location.[3] Its common name in Portuguese and Capeverdean Creole is "mané-cabeça".[2]
References
- Williams, J.T.; Craig, M.T. (2014). "Parablennius salensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T185136A1770511. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T185136A1770511.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Parablennius salensis" in FishBase. January 2019 version.
- 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 14 January 2019.
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