Xiphasia setifer | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Blenniidae |
Genus: | Xiphasia |
Species: | X. setifer |
Binomial name | |
Xiphasia setifer Swainson, 1839 |
Xiphasia setifer, known commonly as the Hairtail blenny in Australia, Indonesia, and Vietnam, Hair-tail blenny in Papua New Guinea, Hair-tailed blenny in the Philippines, or the Snake blenny in Mauritius, the Philippines, Micronesia, and South Africa,[1] is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Xiphasia.[2] It is found in the western Pacific and Indian oceans.[2] It was named by W. Swainson in 1839,[3] and can reach a maximum length of 53 centimetres.[2] It is the longest species of combtooth blenny, and is a commercial aquarium fish.[2]