Litobranchus

<i>Litobranchus</i>

Litobranchus

Genus of fishes

Litobranchus fowleri, Fowler's rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 3.5 centimetres (1.4 in) SL. This species is currently the only species in its genus.[3] The specific name hours the American ichthyologist Henry Weed Fowler (1878-1965).[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    Williams, J.T. (2014). "Litobranchus fowleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342473A48408752. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342473A48408752.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Synonyms of Litobranchus fowleri at www.fishbase.org.
  3. [3]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Litobranchus fowleri" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  4. [4]
    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 12 March 2019.


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