| Nannosalarias nativitatis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Nannosalarias |
| Species: | nativitatis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nannosalarias nativitatis Regan, 1909 |
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| Synonyms | |
Nannosalarias nativitatis is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific and Indian oceans,[2] and the only species in the genus Nannosalarias.[3]
It was first named by Regan in 1909,[2] and is commonly known as the Pygmy blenny, Christmas blenny, Christmas Island blenny, or the Throatspot blenny.[4] It can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in).[2]