Labrisomus haitiensis

Labrisomus haitiensis
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Blennioidei
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Labrisomus
Species: L. haitiensis
Binomial name
Labrisomus haitiensis
Beebe & Tee-Van, 1928

Labrisomus haitiensis, the Longfin blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the western Atlantic Ocean including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. This species inhabits such habitats as reefs, beds of seagrass and near shore rocky or rubble substrates with plentiful algal growth. This species can reach a length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Labrisomus haitiensis" in FishBase. October 2013 version.


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