Medusablennius

Medusablennius is a monotypic genus of combtooth blenny, its only member being Medusablennius chani,[2] which is known only from a single reef in the Tuamotu Archipelago. It was recorded from surge channels in tidal flats.[1] This species is characterised by having numerous cirii on its head which is why Springer gave named the genus after the gorgon Medusa, while the specific name honours William L. Chan who noted that the type was likely to be a species new to science.[3]

Medusablennius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Subfamily: Salarinae
Genus: Medusablennius
Species:
M. chani
Binomial name
Medusablennius chani
Springer, 1966

References
  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Medusablennius chani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342288A48361770. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342288A48361770.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Medusablennius in FishBase. February 2019 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 12 March 2019.
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