Omobranchus elongatus

Chevroned blenny
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Omobranchus
Species:	O. elongatus
Binomial name
	Omobranchus elongatus; (W. K. H. Peters, 1855)
Synonyms
	Petroscirtes elongatusPeters, 1855; Petroscirtes dispar Fowler, 1937; Petroscirtes kallosoma Bleeker, 1858; Omobranchus kallosoma (Bleeker, 1858);

Omobranchus elongatus, also known as the cloister blenny or chevroned blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found on coral reefs of the western Pacific and Indian Ocean.^[2]

Description

This species can reach a length of 5.0 centimetres (2.0 in) SL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[3]

References

^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Omobranchus elongatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342312A48360372. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342312A48360372.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ Springer, V.G., 1986. Blenniidae. p. 742–755. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Omobranchus elongatus". FishBase. February 2013 version.

[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] Williams, J.T. (2014). "Omobranchus elongatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342312A48360372. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342312A48360372.en. Retrieved 20 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.). "Omobranchus elongatus". FishBase. February 2013 version.

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