Xenomedea rhodopyga

Xenomedea rhodopyga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Blennioidei
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Xenomedea
Rosenblatt & L. R. Taylor, 1971
Species: X. rhodopyga
Binomial name
Xenomedea rhodopyga
Rosenblatt & L. R. Taylor, 1971

Xenomedea rhodopyga, common name the redrump blenny,[2] is a species of labrisomid blenny endemic to the Gulf of California. It inhabits weed-covered rocky reefs and tide pools and can be found from very shallow waters to a depth of 8 metres (26 ft). This species can reach a length of 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in) TL.[3]

References

  1. Hastings, P. 2010. Xenomedea rhodopyga. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 December 2013.
  2. "ITIS standard report: Xenomedea rhodopyga (Rosenblatt and Taylor, 1971)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Xenomedea rhodopyga" in FishBase. October 2013 version.


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