Parenchelyurus hepburni

Parenchelyurus hepburni, Hepburn's blenny or the bluespotted blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Ocean.

Parenchelyurus hepburni
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Parenchelyurus
Species:	P. hepburni
Binomial name
Parenchelyurus hepburni (Snyder, 1908)
Synonyms
Enchelyurus hepburni Snyder, 1908

Size

This species reaches a length of 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) TL.^[2]

Etymology

The Specific name (zoology) honours the United States Navy officer Lieutenant A.J. Hepburn who was the executive officer on board the U.S.S. Albatross, a U.S. Bureau of Fisheries steamer and the ship from which the type was collected.^[3]

Gallery

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  Parenchelyurus hepburni radiograph.