Litobranchus

Litobranchus fowleri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Litobranchus
Smith-Vaniz & V. G. Springer, 1971
Species: L. fowleri
Binomial name
Litobranchus fowleri
(Herre, 1936)
Synonyms
  • Salarias fowleri[1]

Litobranchus fowleri, Fowler's Rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 3.5 centimetres (1.4 in) SL. This species is currently the only species in its genus.[2]

References

  1. Synonyms of Litobranchus fowleri at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Litobranchus fowleri" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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