Hypsoblennius proteus

Hypsoblennius proteus, commonly known as the Socorro blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It is endemic to the waters around the island of Socorro in the Revillagigedo Islands of Colima state in western Mexico.^[2]

Hypsoblennius proteus
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Hypsoblennius
Species:	H. proteus
Binomial name
Hypsoblennius proteus (Krejsa, 1960)

This species grows to a length of 2.6 centimetres (1.0 in) SL.^[2]

The IUCN classify this species as Vulnerable because the increasing frequency of El Niño events cause the shallow waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean to increase in temperature for extended species. These higher temperatures are thought to be too warm for many species and population declines have been noted. H. proteus has a restricted range, occurs in shallow waters and its range is affected by these more frequent El Niño events.^[1]