Hypleurochilus multifilis

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Hypleurochilus multifilis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Hypleurochilus
Species:
H. multifilis
Binomial name
Hypleurochilus multifilis
(Girard, 1858)
Synonyms

Blennius multifilisGirard, 1858

Hypleurochilus multifilis, the featherduster blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Atlantic ocean, in the Gulf of Mexico around Texas, USA. [2] Its distribution extends from central Florida to Tabasco, Mexico. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Williams, J.T.; Tornabene, L.; Brenner, J.; Collette, B.; Grubbs, D.; Pezold, F.; Chakrabarty, P.; Simons, J.; Robertson, R.; Caruso, J.; Carlson, J.; McEachran, J.D. (2014). "Hypleurochilus multifilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014: e.T196688A2474102. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T196688A2474102.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Hypleurochilus multifilis" in FishBase . February 2013 version.