Hypleurochilus langi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Hypleurochilus |
| Species: | H. langi
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypleurochilus langi (Fowler, 1923)
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Hypleurochilus langi is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern Atlantic ocean, from Senegal to the mouth of the Congo River. This species grows to a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) SL. This blenny is euryhaline and it enters mouths of large rivers and occurs among mangroves, it prefers brackish water.[2] The specific name of this blenny honours the German zoologist and taxidermist Herbert Lang (1879-1957) of the American Museum of Natural History, who helped to collect the type.[3]
References
- ^ Williams, J.T.; Craig, M.T. (2014). "Hypleurochilus langi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T185170A1775933. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T185170A1775933.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypleurochilus langi". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 October 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 9 March 2019.