Hypsoblennius jenkinsi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Blenniidae |
Genus: | Hypsoblennius |
Species: | H. jenkinsi
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Binomial name | |
Hypsoblennius jenkinsi (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896)
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Synonyms | |
Chasmodes jenkinsi Jordan & Evermann, 1896 |
Hypsoblennius jenkinsi, commonly known as the mussel blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern-central Pacific Ocean. This species grows to a length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) TL.[2] The specific name honours Oliver Peebles Jenkins (1850-1935), who was professor of physiology at Stanford University.[3]