Omobranchus elongatus

Omobranchus elongatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Omobranchus
Species: O. elongatus
Binomial name
Omobranchus elongatus
(W. K. H. Peters, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Petroscirtes elongatusPeters, 1855
  • Petroscirtes dispar Fowler, 1937
  • Petroscirtes kallosoma Bleeker, 1858
  • Omobranchus kallosoma (Bleeker, 1858)

Omobranchus elongatus, the cloister blenny or chevroned blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific and Indian oceans. This species can reach a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) SL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Omobranchus elongatus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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