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Atrosalarias holomelas (Günther, 1872) is a animal in the Blenniidae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Atrosalarias holomelas (Günther, 1872)

Atrosalarias holomelas (Günther, 1872)

Atrosalarias holomelas, the brown coral blenny, is a Pacific coral reef combtooth blenny sold in the aquarium trade, reaching 14.5 cm long.

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Atrosalarias
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About Atrosalarias holomelas (Günther, 1872)

Taxonomy and Common Name

Atrosalarias holomelas, commonly known as the brown coral blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny.

Habitat and Distribution

This species is native to coral reefs located in the southwestern central Pacific Ocean.

Size and Human Use

It can reach a maximum length of 14.5 centimetres, or 5.7 inches, and individuals of this species are sold for the aquarium trade.

Photo: (c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mark Rosenstein · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Perciformes Blenniidae Atrosalarias

More from Blenniidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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