rockpool blenny

Hypsoblennius gilberti

Seventeen Centimeters Blenny from Eastern Pacific

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
North America
Medium
Tropical fish

Hypsoblennius gilberti, commonly known as the rockpool blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern Pacific Ocean. This species grows to a length of 17 centimetres (6.7 in) TL. The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Charles H. Gilbert (1859–1928).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Hypsoblennius
Maximum length: 17 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Point Conception in California, USA to southern Baja California, Mexico.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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