Labrisomus socorroensis

Labrisomus socorroensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Blennioidei
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Labrisomus
Species: L. socorroensis
Binomial name
Labrisomus socorroensis
C. Hubbs, 1953
Synonyms
  • Labrisomus soccorroensis C. Hubbs, 1953

Labrisomus socorroensis, the Misspelled blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny endemic to the Revillagigedo Islands where they inhabit rocky areas at depths of from extremely shallow waters to 10 metres (33 ft).[1][2]

Etymology

The common name of this species - "Misspelled blenny" - derives from the fact that when Clark Hubbs initially published the description of this species he named it "L. soccorroensis" after the location from which the type specimen was collected - Socorro Island. However, a species named after Socorro Island should be named "socorroensis" and thus the blenny was "misspelled".[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Hastings, P. & Dominici-Arosemena, A. 2010. Labrisomus socorroensis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 02 December 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Labrisomus socorroensis" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
  3. Labrisomus (Labrisomus) soccorroensis, Catalog of Fishes, Californian Academy of Sciences


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