Kirk's blenny
| Kirk's blenny | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Alticus |
| Species: | A. kirkii
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| Binomial name | |
| Alticus kirkii (
Günther , 1868) | |
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The Kirk's blennyoviparous, and form distinct pairs when mating; they also guard their eggs.[7]
Size
They can reach a maximum
Etymology
The
British Museum (Natural History).[9]
References
- . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Alticus kirkii https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/46079096/56997214". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
{{cite journal}}: External link in|title= - ^ Synonyms of Alticus kirkii at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names for Alticus kirkii at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Günther, A., 1868 (1 June) [ref. 1993] Additions to the ichthyological fauna of Zanzibar. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 1 (no. 6): 457-459.
- ^ a b c Alticus kirkii at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Reproduction of Alticus kirkii at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Food items reported for Alticus kirkii
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 October 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
External links
- Alticus kirkii at WoRMS
- Alticus kirkii at ITIS
- Skin Characteristics and Organization of the Air-breathing Fish, Alticus kirkii (Gnther, 1868) along Different Body Regions Ahmed S.A. Harabawy; Imam A.A. Mekkawy, 2011. ISSN 1727-3048
- Alticus kirkii at www.fishwise.co.za.