Omobranchus ferox

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Omobranchus ferox
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Omobranchus
Species:
O. ferox
Binomial name
Omobranchus ferox
(Herre, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Petroscirtes feroxHerre, 1927
  • Petroscirtes kranjiensisHerre, 1940
  • Omobranchus kranjiensis(Herre, 1940)
  • Petroscirtes felicianaHerre, 1942
  • Petroscirtes waterousiHerre, 1942
  • Omobranchus dealmeida J.L.B. Smith, 1949
  • Cruantus dealmeida(Smith, 1949)

Omobranchus ferox, the gossamer blenny or the fang-toothed blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found brackish waters in Africa and Asia. [2]

Size

This species can reach a length of 6.0 centimetres (2.4 in) SL. [3]

References

  1. Larson, H.; Williams, J.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Hastings, P. (2021). "Omobranchus ferox". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T196308A48358497. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T196308A48358497.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Springer, V.G., 1986. Blenniidae. p. 742–755. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Omobranchus ferox". FishBase . February 2013 version.