Ophioblennius macclurei

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Ophioblennius macclurei, the redlip blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Atlantic ocean. This species reaches a length of 12.2 centimetres (4.8 in) TL.[2] The specific name honours the American comparative anatomist and embryologist Charles Freeman Williams McClure (1865–1955) in recognition of his work on the lymphatic systems of fishes.[3]

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Ophioblennius macclurei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Ophioblennius
Species:
O. macclurei
Binomial name
Ophioblennius macclurei
(Silvester, 1915)
Synonyms

Rupiscartes macclurei Silvester, 1915

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