Labrisomus xanti

Labrisomus xanti, the Largemouth blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Pacific coast of Mexico from Sebastián Vizcaíno Bay, Baja California to Bahía Tenacatita, Jalisco. It inhabits shallow waters. This species can reach a length of 17.8 centimetres (7.0 in) TL.[2] The specific name honours the collector of the type, the Hungarian zoologist John Xantus (1825-1894).[3]

Labrisomus xanti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Labrisomus
Species:
L. xanti
Binomial name
Labrisomus xanti

References

  1. Hastings, P. (2010). "Labrisomus xanti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183840A8186454. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183840A8186454.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Labrisomus xanti" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (10 November 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 29 April 2019.


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