Enchelyurus kraussii

Enchelyurus kraussii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Enchelyurus
Species:
E. kraussii
Binomial name
Enchelyurus kraussii
(Klunzinger, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Petroscirtes kraussii Klunzinger, 1871
  • Enchelyurus kraussi (Klunzinger, 1871)

Enchelyurus kraussii, Krauss' blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans. This species grows to a length of 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours the German scientist, traveller and collector Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Krauss (1812–1890).[3]

References

  1. ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Enchelyurus kraussii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342433A48348091. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342433A48348091.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enchelyurus kraussii". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. ^ 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 26 March 2019.


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