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Entomacrodus vermiculatus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Blenniidae

Scientific name
  
Salarias reticulatus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Genus
  
Entomacrodus

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Entomacrodus striatus, Entomacrodus, Cirripectes auritus, Istiblennius dussumieri

Entomacrodus vermiculatus, the vermiculated blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny native to the Indian Ocean where it is found around the Seychelles, the Maldives and Christmas Island. It is largely an inhabitant of the intertidal zone where it is regularly exposed to the air which it is capable of breathing. This species reaches a length of 18 centimetres (7.1 in) TL.

References

Entomacrodus vermiculatus Wikipedia