Parenchelyurus hepburni
Species of fish
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Parenchelyurus hepburni, Hepburn's blenny or the bluespotted blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Ocean.
| Parenchelyurus hepburni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Parenchelyurus |
| Species: | P. hepburni |
| Binomial name | |
| Parenchelyurus hepburni (Snyder, 1908) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Enchelyurus hepburni Snyder, 1908 | |
Size
Etymology
The Specific name (zoology) honours the United States Navy officer Lieutenant A.J. Hepburn who was the executive officer on board the U.S.S. Albatross, a U.S. Bureau of Fisheries steamer and the ship from which the type was collected.[3]
Gallery
Parenchelyurus hepburni radiograph.
