Atrosalarias holomelas (Günther, 1872) is a animal in the Blenniidae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Atrosalarias holomelas (Günther, 1872)

Atrosalarias holomelas (Günther, 1872)

Atrosalarias holomelas, the brown coral blenny, is a Pacific coral reef combtooth blenny sold in the aquarium trade, reaching 14.5 cm long.

Family
Genus
Atrosalarias
Order
Perciformes
Class

About Atrosalarias holomelas (Günther, 1872)

Atrosalarias holomelas, commonly known as the brown coral blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny. This species is native to coral reefs located in the southwestern central Pacific Ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 14.5 centimetres, or 5.7 inches, and individuals of this species are sold for the aquarium trade.

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

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Perciformes Blenniidae Atrosalarias

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

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