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Parablennius verryckeni

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Parablennius verryckeni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Parablennius
Species:
P. verryckeni
Binomial name
Parablennius verryckeni
(Poll, 1959)
Synonyms

Blennius verryckeni Poll, 1959

Parablennius verryckeni is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern Atlantic ocean from Congo to Sierra Leone. This species reaches a length of 4.9 centimetres (1.9 in) TL.[2] The specific name honours the radio and telegraph operator and sports fisherman C. Verrycken of Banana Creek in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Poll said collected “many interesting specimens” for him.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Williams, J.T.; Craig, M.T. (2014). "Parablennius verryckeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T185145A1771816. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T185145A1771816.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parablennius verryckeni". FishBase. February 2013 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 19 March 2019.