Antennablennius variopunctatus

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Antennablennius variopunctatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Antennablennius
Species:
A. variopunctatus
Binomial name
Antennablennius variopunctatus
(Jatzow & Lenz, 1898)
Synonyms

Blennius variopunctatusJatzow & Lenz, 1898

Antennablennius variopunctatus, the orange-dotted blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian Ocean. [2]

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References

  1. Williams, J.T.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Hastings, P.A. (2014). "Antennablennius variopunctatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014: e.T46079321A46664379. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46079321A46664379.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Antennablennius variopunctatus" in FishBase . February 2013 version.