Parablennius salensis
Species of fish
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Parablennius salensis is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern central Atlantic ocean near the coasts of Cape Verde.[2] It was first named and described by Hans Bath in 1990. This species reaches a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL.[2]
| Parablennius salensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Parablennius |
| Species: | P. salensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Parablennius salensis Bath, 1990 | |
Etymology
The species name salensis refers to the island of Sal (Cape Verde), the type location.[3] Its common name in Portuguese and Capeverdean Creole is "mané-cabeça".[2]
