Labrisomus filamentosus

Labrisomus filamentosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Blennioidei
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Labrisomus
Species: L. filamentosus
Binomial name
Labrisomus filamentosus
Springer, 1960

Labrisomus filamentosus, known commonly as the Quillfin blenny in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the United States,[1] is a species of labrisomid blenny.[2] It is a tropical blenny known from reefs in the western central Atlantic Ocean.[2] It was described by V.G. Springer in 1960.[3] Blennies in this species can reach a maximum length of 12 centimetres, and swim at a depth range of 12-35 metres.[2]

References

  1. ^ Common names for Labrisomus filamentosus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b c Labrisomus filamentosus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Springer, V.G., 1960 (12 Jan.) [ref. 11952] A new species of Labrisomus from the Caribbean Sea, with notes on other fishes of the subtribe Labrisomini. Copeia 1959 (no. 4): 289-292.