Hypsoblennius proteus

Hypsoblennius proteus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Hypsoblennius
Species: H. proteus
Binomial name
Hypsoblennius proteus
(Krejsa, 1960)

Hypsoblennius proteus, the Socorro blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern central Pacific ocean. It is endemic to the waters around the Revillagigedo Islands of Colima state in Western Mexico. [1]

This species grows to a length of 2.6 centimetres (1.0 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. Fishbase.org: Hypsoblennius proteus (Socorro blenny)
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Hypsoblennius proteus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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