Lipophrys pholis

Lipophrys pholis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Blennioidei
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Lipophrys
Species: L. pholis
Binomial name
Lipophrys pholis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms [1]
  • Blennius bufo (Lowe, 1843)
  • Blennius pholis Linnaeus, 1758
  • Lipophris pholis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Pholis bufo Lowe, 1843
  • Pholis carolinus Valenciennes, 1836
  • Pholis laevis Fleming, 1828

Lipophrys pholis, commonly known as Shanny, is a species of combtooth blenny.[2] It matures at two years of age.[2] Distributed in the Eastern Atlantic from the southern Norway to Morocco and Madeira, including the Mediterranean and the Balearics[3]. Lipophrys pholis feed primarily on crustaceans, but also feeds on plants and invertebrates.[2]

References

  1. ^ Nicolas Bailly (2009). "Lipophrys pholis (Linnaeus, 1758)". In Nicolas Bailly. World Database of Marine Pisces. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126768. Retrieved June 1, 2010. 
  2. ^ a b c S. Z. Qasim (1965). "The biology of Blennius pholis L. (Teleostei)". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 128 (2): 161–208. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1957.tb00264.x. 
  3. ^ Lipophrys pholis at FishBase