highfin blenny

Lupinoblennius nicholsi

Six Centimeters Blenny of the Atlantic Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
North America
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Lupinoblennius nicholsi, the highfin blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Atlantic ocean, on the coasts of the Gulf of Mexico in north-eastern Mexico and Texas, it has also been recorded from Englewood, Florida. This species reaches a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL. The specific name honours the American ichthyologist John Treadwell Nichols (1883-1958).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Lupinoblennius
Maximum length: 6 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Atlantic: northeastern Florida, Gulf of Mexico (known only from near Englewood, Florida) and Texas in USA, and northeastern Mexico.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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