Omobranchus elongatus

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
Peters, 1855
Synonyms
  • Petroscirtes elongatus(Peters, 1855)[1]
  • Petroscirtes dispar (Fowler, 1937)[1]
  • Petroscirtes kallosoma (Bleeker, 1858)[1]
  • Omobranchus kallosoma (Bleeker, 1858)[1]

Omobranchus elongatus is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific and Indian oceans.[2] It was named by Peters in 1855,[2] and is commonly known as the Cloister blenny or the Chevroned blenny.[3] It can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres, and is a commercial aquarium fish.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Synonyms of Petroscirtes elongatus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b c Omobranchus elongatus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Common names for Omobranchus elongatus at www.fishbase.org.
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