Papuan blenny

Rhabdoblennius papuensis

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Rhabdoblennius papuensis, the Papuan blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Pacific ocean, around Papua New Guinea. This species reaches a length of 3.9 centimetres (1.5 in) SL. In 2004, this species along with Rhabdoblennius nigropunctatus, became the most recently described members of the genus Rhabdoblennius.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Rhabdoblennius
Maximum length: 3.9 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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