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Labrisomus xanti

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

Labrisomus xanti, the Largemouth blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Pacific coast of Mexico from Baja California to 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]

References

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  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. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Labrisomus xanti". 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.