| Leurochilus acon | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Dactyloscopidae |
| Genus: | Leurochilus Böhlke, 1968[1] |
| Species: | L. acon |
| Binomial name | |
| Leurochilus acon Böhlke, 1968 |
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Leurochilus acon, known commonly as the Smoothlip stargazer (also spelled "Smooth-lip stargazer") in the Bahamas, Cuba, the United Kingdom, and the United States,[2] is a species of sand stargazer, and the only species in the genus Leurochilus.[3] It is a tropical blenny found in the western central Atlantic Ocean.[4] It was named by J.E. Böhlke in 1968,[5] and can reach a maximum length of 2.9 centimetres.[4] Blennies in this species swim at a maximum depth of 8 metres.[4]