Stathmonotus hemphillii

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Stathmonotus hemphillii, the blackbelly blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs in the western central Atlantic ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] The specific name honours the malacologist Henry Hemphill (1830-1914) who collected the type.[3]

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Stathmonotus hemphillii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Stathmonotus
Species:
S. hemphillii
Binomial name
Stathmonotus hemphillii
Synonyms
  • Stathmonotus corallicola Beebe & Tee-Van, 1928
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