hidden blenny

Cryptotrema seftoni

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Tropical fish

Cryptotrema seftoni, the Hidden blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny known only from Angel de la Guarda Island, in the Gulf of California This species is a deep water species known to occur on rocky reefs at depths greater than 28 metres (90 ft). No specimens of this fish have been collected since 1952 and it is poorly known. The specific name honours Joseph W. Sefton Jr.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Cryptotrema
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Central Pacific: known from 3 specimens Angel de la Guarda Island in the Gulf of California (Ref. 9290 ).
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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