Sailfin blenny

Microlipophrys velifer

Fish Reaching Five Point Eight Centimeters in the Atlantic Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Microlipophrys velifer, the sailfin blenny is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern Atlantic ocean off west Africa from Mauritania and Cape Verde to the Cunene River, Angola.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Microlipophrys
Maximum length: 5.8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: off west Africa from Senegal and Cape Verde to the Cunene River, Angola.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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