Mimoblennius cas

Mimoblennius cas is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian ocean, around Comoros. This species grows to a length of 3.2 centimetres (1.3 in) SL.[2] The specific name is an acronym which stands for the California Academy of Sciences where the holotype and paratypes are retained.[3]

Mimoblennius cas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Mimoblennius
Species:
M. cas
Binomial name
Mimoblennius cas
V. G. Springer & Spreitzer, 1978

References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Mimoblennius cas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342208A48365447. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342208A48365447.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Mimoblennius cas" in 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 16 March 2019.


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