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

  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Xiphasia matsubarai" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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