Gobioclinus kalisherae, the downy blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the western Atlantic Ocean from south Florida to Brazil.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Labrisomidae |
Genus: | Gobioclinus |
Species: | G. kalisherae
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Binomial name | |
Gobioclinus kalisherae (D. S. Jordan, 1904)
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This species prefers habitats which provide crevices or holes to hide in such as areas of rubble or rock and coral reefs. It can reach a length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] The specific name honours the painter Emilia Kalisher (1868-1959), at the request of her future husband Joseph Cheesman Thompson (1874-1943).[3]
References
edit- ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Gobioclinus kalisherae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T46104232A48343815. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46104232A48343815.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Labrisomus kalisherae" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (10 November 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 28 April 2019.