Stathmonotus hemphillii
Stathmonotus hemphillii, the blackbelly blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs in the western central Atlantic ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] The specific name honours the malacologist Henry Hemphill (1830-1914) who collected the type.[3]
| Stathmonotus hemphillii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Chaenopsidae |
| Genus: | Stathmonotus |
| Species: | S. hemphillii |
| Binomial name | |
| Stathmonotus hemphillii T. H. Bean, 1885 | |
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References
- Bean, T.H., 1885 (29 June) On Stathmonotus, a new genus of fishes related to Muraenoides, from Florida. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 8 (no. 508): 191–192, Pl. 13.
- Williams, J.T. (2014). "Stathmonotus hemphillii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T46104150A48385532. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46104150A48385532.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Stathmonotus hemphillii" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- 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 16 April 2019.
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