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Dialommus macrocephalus

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Kingdom
  
Suborder
  
Blennioidei

Genus
  
Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Family
  
Scientific name
  
Dialommus macrocephalus

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Labrisomus multiporosus, Dialommus fuscus, Auchenionchus microcirrhis, Labrisomus xanti, Alloclinus holderi

Dialommus macrocephalus, the Foureye rockskipper, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the eastern Pacific Ocean from Baja California, Mexico to Colombia. It inhabits the intertidal zone and is capable of leaving the water in search of land-dwelling prey. It feeds on invertebrates including crabs. This species can reach a length of 11 centimetres (4.3 in) TL.

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Dialommus macrocephalus Wikipedia


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