Mimoblennius rusi

Mimoblennius rusi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Mimoblennius
Species:	M. rusi
Binomial name
Mimoblennius rusi V. G. Springer & Spreitzer, 1978

Mimoblennius rusi, the Rusi blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian Ocean. This species grows to a length of 4 centimetres (1.6 in) SL.^[2] The specific name is an acronym which stands for the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Rhodes University where the holotype and paratypes are retained.^[3]

References

1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Mimoblennius rusi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342290A48373063. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342290A48373063.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mimoblennius rusi". FishBase. February 2013 version.
3. Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 October 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 16 March 2019.