Lang's Blenny

Hypleurochilus langi

Fish Reaching Eight Point Three Centimeters in the Congo Basin

Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Hypleurochilus langi is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern Atlantic ocean, from Senegal to the mouth of the Congo River. This species grows to a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) SL. This blenny is euryhaline and it enters mouths of large rivers and occurs among mangroves, it prefers brackish water. The specific name of this blenny honours the German zoologist and taxidermist Herbert Lang (1879-1957) of the American Museum of Natural History, who helped to collect the type.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Hypleurochilus
Maximum length: 8.3 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: northern Senegal to the mouth of the Congo (Ref. 4342 , 81288 ). Also reported from Annobon Island (Ref. 5298 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

Report a correction