Stanulus talboti

Stanulus talboti
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]

References

  1. ^ Common names for Stanulus talboti at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b c d Stanulus talboti at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Springer, V. G. 1968 [ref. 7921] The Indo-Pacific blenniid fish genus Stanulus, with description of a new species from the Great Barrier Reef (Blenniidae; Blenniinae; Salariini). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 81: 111-122.
  4. ^ Food items for Stanulus talboti at www.fishbase.org.