Hypsoblennius jenkinsi
| Hypsoblennius jenkinsi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Hypsoblennius |
| Species: | H. jenkinsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypsoblennius jenkinsi (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Chasmodes jenkinsi Jordan & Evermann, 1896 | |
Hypsoblennius jenkinsi, commonly known as the mussel blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern-central Pacific Ocean. This species grows to a length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) TL.[2] The specific name honours Oliver Peebles Jenkins (1850–1935), who was professor of physiology at Stanford University.[3]
References
- ^ Bessudo, S.; Dominici-Arosemena, A.; Espinosa, H.; Hastings, P. (2010). "Hypsoblennius jenkinsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183875A8192942. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183875A8192942.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypsoblennius jenkinsi". FishBase. February 2013 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 10 March 2019.