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Parenchelyurus hyena

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Parenchelyurus hyena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Parenchelyurus
Species:
P. hyena
Binomial name
Parenchelyurus hyena
(Whitley, 1953)
Synonyms

Graviceps punctatus hyena Whitley, 1953

Parenchelyurus hyena, the hyena blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Pacific ocean, around Papua New Guinea.[2]

Size

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This species reaches a length of 3.8 cm (1.5 in).[3]

Etymology

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Although the etymology was not explained, it is presumably referring to the Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta), alluding to this blenny’s spotted coloration.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Parenchelyurus hyena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342218A48359378. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342218A48359378.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Kailola, P.J., 1987. The fishes of Papua New Guinea: a revised and annotated checklist. Vol. II Scorpaenidae to Callionymidae. Research Bulletin No. 41, Research Section, Dept. of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Papua New Guinea.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parenchelyurus hyena". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 13 April 2023.