Lupinoblennius vinctus

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Lupinoblennius vinctus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Lupinoblennius
Species:
L. vinctus
Binomial name
Lupinoblennius vinctus
(Poey, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Blennius vinctusPoey, 1867
  • Lupinoblennius disparHerre, 1942
  • Parablennius vinctus(Poey, 1867)

Lupinoblennius vinctus, the mangrove blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western central Atlantic ocean, from southern Florida and the Antilles as well as from Mexico to Panama where it has reached the Pacific end of the Panama Canal. This species reaches a length of 3.7 centimetres (1.5 in) TL. [2]

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References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Lupinoblennius vinctus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014: e.T46104077A48389868. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46104077A48389868.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Lupinoblennius vinctus" in FishBase . February 2013 version.