| Auchenionchus variolosus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Blennioidei |
| Family: | Labrisomidae |
| Genus: | Auchenionchus |
| Species: | A. variolosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Auchenionchus variolosus (Valenciennes, 1836) |
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Auchenionchus variolosus is a species of labrisomid blenny.[2] It is a subtropical blenny known from around Chile, in the southeastern Pacific Ocean.[2] It was originally described by Achille Valenciennes in 1836, as Clinus variolosus.[3] Blennies in this species can reach a maximum length of 18 centimetres.[2] More than half of their diet consists of zoobenthos.[4]