Microlipophrys caboverdensis

Microlipophrys caboverdensis is a species of marine fish in the family Blenniidae, the combtooth blennies.^[2] It is endemic to Cape Verde, eastern central Atlantic Ocean.^[1] The species was named and described as Lipophrys caboverdensis by Peter Wirtz and Hans Bath in 1989. Its common name in Portuguese and Capeverdean Creole is "mané-cabeça".^[3]

Microlipophrys caboverdensis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Microlipophrys
Species:	M. caboverdensis
Binomial name
Microlipophrys caboverdensis (Wirtz & Bath, 1989)
Synonyms
Lipophrys caboverdensis Wirtz & Bath, 1989

Description

This species grows to a length of 4 centimetres (1.6 in) TL. It is an oviparous species; the eggs are attached to the substrate with a filamentous adhesive pad.^[3]