Bathyblennius antholops

Bathyblennius antholops is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, around the Gulf of Guinea. This deep-water species occurs at depths of from 101 to 128 metres (331 to 420 ft). It is the only member of its genus. It can reach a maximum length of 5.4 centimetres (2.1 in) SL.[2]

Bathyblennius antholops
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Subfamily: Salarinae
Genus: Bathyblennius
Bath, 1977
Species:
B. antholops
Binomial name
Bathyblennius antholops
(V. G. Springer & Smith-Vaniz, 1970)
Synonyms

Blennius antholops Springer & Smith-Vaniz, 1970

References

  1. Williams, J.T.; Craig, M.T. (2014). "Bathyblennius antholops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T185178A1777166. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T185178A1777166.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Bathyblennius antholops" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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