Blenniidae

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).