Stanulus talboti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Blenniidae |
Genus: | Stanulus |
Species: | S. talboti |
Binomial name | |
Stanulus talboti Springer, 1968 |
Stanulus talboti, known commonly as the Talbot's blenny in Australia and Micronesia,[1] is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Stanulus.[2] It is found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean.[2] It was named by Victor Gruschka Springer in 1968,[3] and can reach a maximum length of 4.8 centimetres.[2] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants, including benthic algae and weeds,[4] and are commercial aquarium fish.[2]