Parenchelyurus hepburni

Parenchelyurus hepburni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Parenchelyurus
Species:
P. hepburni
Binomial name
Parenchelyurus hepburni
(Snyder, 1908)
Synonyms

Enchelyurus hepburni Snyder, 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]

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.


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