Biology:Gobioclinus kalisherae

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Gobioclinus kalisherae
FMIB 41096 Ericteis kalisherae Type.jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Gobioclinus
Species:
G. kalisherae
Binomial name
Gobioclinus kalisherae
(D. S. Jordan, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Ericteis kalisherae D. S. Jordan, 1904
  • Labrisomus kalisherae (D.S. Jordan, 1904)

Gobioclinus kalisherae, the downy blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the western Atlantic Ocean from south Florida to Brazil . This species prefers habitats which provide crevices or holes to hide in such as areas of rubble or rock and coral reefs. It can reach a length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] The specific name honours the painter Emilia Kalisher (1868-1959), at the request of her future husband Joseph Cheesman Thompson (1874-1943).[3]

References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Gobioclinus kalisherae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T46104232A48343815. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46104232A48343815.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/46104232/48343815. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Labrisomus kalisherae" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
  3. "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 10 November 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/blenniiformes3/. Retrieved 28 April 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3919793 entry