Andamia expansa

Andamia expansa
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Andamia
Species:	A. expansa
Binomial name
Andamia expansa Blyth, 1858 [2]

Andamia expansa is a species of combtooth blenny which is known from a few specimens from the eastern Indian Ocean, with the type being collected in the Andaman Islands. ^[3] The IUCN rate it as Data Deficient because its taxonomy is unclear. ^[1] It forms pairs and lays adhesive eggs on the substrates. ^[4]

References

1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Andamia expansa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T48342419A48382314. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342419A48382314.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Andamia expansa". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 25 February 2019.
3. Patzner, R.A., E.J. Gonçalves, P.A. Hastings and B.G. Kapoor, 2009. The biology of blennies. Enfield, NH : Science Publishers, 482 p.
4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Andamia cyclocheilus". FishBase . June 2018 version.