Nannosalarias nativitatis

      Nannosalarias nativitatis
      Scientific classification
      Kingdom: Animalia
      Phylum: Chordata
      Class: Actinopterygii
      Order: Perciformes
      Family: Blenniidae
      Genus: Nannosalarias
      Smith-Vaniz & V. G. Springer, 1971
      Species: N. nativitatis
      Binomial name
      Nannosalarias nativitatis
      (Regan, 1909)
      Synonyms
      • Blennius nativitatis Regan, 1909

      Nannosalarias nativitatis, the Pygmy blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific and Indian oceans. This species grows to a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL. It is also commonly known as the Christmas blenny, Christmas Island blenny or the Throatspot blenny. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

      References

      1. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Nannosalarias nativitatis" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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