Parenchelyurus hepburni

Parenchelyurus hepburni
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Parenchelyurus
Species:	P. hepburni
Binomial name
Parenchelyurus hepburni (Snyder, 1908)
Synonyms
Enchelyurus hepburniSnyder, 1908

Parenchelyurus hepburni, Hepburn's blenny or the bluespotted blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Ocean.

Size

This species reaches a length of 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) TL. ^[2]

Etymology

The Specific name (zoology) honours the United States Navy officer Lieutenant A.J. Hepburn who was the executive officer on board the U.S.S. Albatross , a U.S. Bureau of Fisheries steamer and the ship from which the type was collected. ^[3]

Gallery

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  Parenchelyurus hepburni radiograph.

References

1. Chao, N.L.; McEachran, J.; Patzner, R.A.; Williams, J. (2010). "Parenchelyurus hepburni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T154643A4595759. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154643A4595759.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parenchelyurus hepburni". 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 7 April 2019.