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Chevroned blenny
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Omobranchus
Species:	O. elongatus
Binomial name
Omobranchus elongatus (W. K. H. Peters, 1855)
Synonyms
Petroscirtes elongatusPeters, 1855 Petroscirtes dispar Fowler, 1937 Petroscirtes kallosoma Bleeker, 1858 Omobranchus kallosoma (Bleeker, 1858)

Omobranchus elongatus, also known as the cloister blenny or chevroned blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found on coral reefs of the western Pacific and Indian Ocean.

Description

This species can reach a length of 5.0 centimetres (2.0 in) SL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.

References

1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Omobranchus elongatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342312A48360372. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342312A48360372.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Springer, V.G., 1986. Blenniidae. p. 742–755. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Omobranchus elongatus". FishBase. February 2013 version.

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