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Crossosalarias macrospilus Smith-Vaniz & Springer, 1971 is a animal in the Blenniidae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Crossosalarias macrospilus Smith-Vaniz & Springer, 1971 (Crossosalarias macrospilus Smith-Vaniz & Springer, 1971)
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Crossosalarias macrospilus Smith-Vaniz & Springer, 1971

Crossosalarias macrospilus Smith-Vaniz & Springer, 1971

Crossosalarias macrospilus, the Triplespot blenny, is the only member of its combtooth blenny genus found in the Western Pacific, occasionally entering the aquarium trade and growing to 10 cm TL.

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Crossosalarias
Order
Perciformes
Class

About Crossosalarias macrospilus Smith-Vaniz & Springer, 1971

Common Name and Classification

Crossosalarias macrospilus, commonly called the Triplespot blenny, is a combtooth blenny species found in the Western Pacific.

Genus Status

This species is the only confirmed member of the genus Crossosalarias.

Maximum Size

It reaches a maximum total length of 10 centimetres, which equals 3.9 inches.

Human Use

Triplespot blennies are occasionally sold in the aquarium trade.

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

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Perciformes Blenniidae Crossosalarias

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

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