Auchenionchus variolosus

Auchenionchus variolosus
Auchenionchus variolosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Blennioidei
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Auchenionchus
Species: A. variolosus
Binomial name
Auchenionchus variolosus
(Valenciennes, 1836)
Synonyms
  • Clinus variolosus (Valenciennes, 1836)[1]

Auchenionchus variolosus is a species of labrisomid blenny.[2] It is a subtropical blenny known from around Chile, in the southeastern Pacific Ocean.[2] It was originally described by Achille Valenciennes in 1836, as Clinus variolosus.[3] Blennies in this species can reach a maximum length of 18 centimetres.[2] More than half of their diet consists of zoobenthos.[4]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Auchenionchus variolosus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b c Auchenionchus variolosus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Cuvier, G., and A. Valenciennes, 1836 (July) [ref. 1005] Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome onzième. Livre treizième. De la famille des Mugiloïdes. Livre quatorzième. De la famille des Gobioïdes. Histoire naturelle des poissons. v. 11: i-xx + 1-506 + 2 pp., Pls. 307-343. [Valenciennes authored volume. i-xv + 1-373 in Strasbourg edition.]
  4. ^ Food and Feeding Habits: Diet Composition of Auchenionchus variolosus at www.fishbase.org.
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