Aspidontus dussumieri

(Aspidontus dussumieri)

Description

Aspidontus dussumieri, the lance blenny or Dussumier's blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Actinopterygii

Order:Perciformes

Family:Blenniidae

Genus:Aspidontus

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