Parenchelyurus hyena

Parenchelyurus hyena
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Parenchelyurus
Species:	P. hyena
Binomial name
	Parenchelyurus hyena; (Whitley, 1953)
Synonyms
	Graviceps punctatus hyena Whitley, 1953

Parenchelyurus hyena, the hyena blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Pacific ocean, around Papua New Guinea.[2]

Size

This species reaches a length of 3.8 cm (1.5 in).[3]

Etymology

Although the etymology was not explained, it is presumably referring to the Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta), alluding to this blenny’s spotted coloration.[4]

References

Williams, J.T. (2014). "Parenchelyurus hyena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342218A48359378. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342218A48359378.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Kailola, P.J., 1987. The fishes of Papua New Guinea: a revised and annotated checklist. Vol. II Scorpaenidae to Callionymidae. Research Bulletin No. 41, Research Section, Dept. of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Papua New Guinea.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Parenchelyurus hyena" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

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[iucn_status_12_November_2021-1] Williams, J.T. (2014). "Parenchelyurus hyena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342218A48359378. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342218A48359378.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

[2] Kailola, P.J., 1987. The fishes of Papua New Guinea: a revised and annotated checklist. Vol. II Scorpaenidae to Callionymidae. Research Bulletin No. 41, Research Section, Dept. of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Papua New Guinea.

[3] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Parenchelyurus hyena" in FishBase. February 2013 version.

[ETYFish-4] Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 13 April 2023.