Exallias

Exallias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Subfamily: Salarinae
Genus: Exallias
D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1905
Species:
E. brevis
Binomial name
Exallias brevis
(Kner, 1868)

Exallias brevis, the leopard blenny, (or Pāoʻo ʻo kauila in Hawaiian) is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian oceans. This species reaches a length of 14.5 centimetres (5.7 in) TL. This species can be found in the aquarium trade. It is the only known member of its genus.[2]

References

  1. ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Exallias brevis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342137A48376893. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342137A48376893.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Exallias brevis". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  • Photos of Exallias on Sealife Collection
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