Microlipophrys caboverdensis

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Microlipophrys caboverdensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Microlipophrys
Species:
M. caboverdensis
Binomial name
Microlipophrys caboverdensis
(Wirtz & Bath, 1989)
Synonyms
  • Lipophrys caboverdensis Wirtz & Bath, 1989

Microlipophrys caboverdensis is a species of marine fish in the family Blenniidae, the combtooth blennies. [2] It is endemic to Cape Verde, eastern central Atlantic Ocean. [1] The species was named and described as Lipophrys caboverdensis by Peter Wirtz and Hans Bath in 1989. Its common name in Portuguese and Capeverdean Creole is "mané-cabeça". [3]

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Description

This species grows to a length of 4 centimetres (1.6 in) TL. It is an oviparous species; the eggs are attached to the substrate with a filamentous adhesive pad. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Williams, J.T.; Craig, M.T. (2014). "Microlipophrys caboverdensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T185151A1772741. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T185151A1772741.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Microlipophrys caboverdensis (Wirtz & Bath, 1989) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 14 January 2019.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Microlipophrys caboverdensis". FishBase . January 2019 version.

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