Xiphasia matsubarai
| Xiphasia matsubarai | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Xiphasia |
| Species: | X. matsubarai |
| Binomial name | |
| Xiphasia matsubarai Okada & K. Suzuki, 1952 | |
Xiphasia matsubarai, the Japanese snake blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Pacific and Indian oceans just extending into the Atlantic Ocean in False Bay, South Africa. This species can be found at depths ranging from the surface to 4,960 m (16,270 ft). This species reaches 30 cm (12 in) in SL. This species feeds primarily on bony fish. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- Okada, Y. and K. Suzuki 1952 (30 Nov.) A new blennoid fish from the Sea of Japan. Report of Faculty of Fisheries Prefectural University of Mie v. 1 (no. 2): 75-77.
- ↑ Williams, J.T. (2009). "Xiphasia matsubarai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Xiphasia matsubarai" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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