Adelotremus leptus

Adelotremus leptus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Adelotremus
Smith-Vaniz & Rose, 2012
Species: A. leptus
Binomial name
Adelotremus leptus
Smith-Vaniz & Rose, 2012

Adelotremus leptus is a species of combtooth blenny native to the Red Sea where it is only known from Marsa el At, Egypt. It was caught at a depth of 15 metres (49 ft). It has a slender body. [1] The first specimen, a female, measured 3.54 centimetres (1.39 in) SL, and others have been recorded since. [2] This species is the only known member of its genus.[3]

References

  1. Capuli, Estelita Emily. "Adelotremus leptus Smith-Vaniz & Rose, 2012". Fishbase. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  2. Snapper, Glasseye. "Red Sea trip report". Wetpixel.com. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  3. Smith-Vaniz, W.F. & Rose, J.M. (2012): Adelotremus leptus, a new genus and species of sabertooth blenny from the Red Sea (Teleostei: Blenniidae: Nemophini). Zootaxa,3249: 39–46.
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