Labrisomus filamentosus | |
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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]