Parahypsos

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Parahypsos
FMIB 50672 Hypsoblennius piersoni Gilbert & Starks Type specimen; Panama.jpeg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Subfamily: Salarinae
Genus: Parahypsos
Bath, 1982
Species:
P. piersoni
Binomial name
Parahypsos piersoni
Synonyms
  • Hypsoblennius piersoniGilbert & Starks, 1904

Parahypsos piersoni is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the eastern Pacific ocean, from Costa Rica to Peru. [2] The specific name honours C.J. Pierson, who was a member of the expedition to Panama on which the type was collected. [3]

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References

  1. Bessudo, S.; Dominici-Arosemena, A.; Espinosa, H.; Hastings, P. (2010). "Parahypsos piersoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T183907A8197835. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183907A8197835.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Parahypsos piersoni" in FishBase . February 2013 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 October 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 19 March 2019.