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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "ITIS standard report: Xenomedea rhodopyga (Rosenblatt and Taylor, 1971)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Xenomedea rhodopyga" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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