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Oyster Blenny
Hypleurochilus aequipinnis
Hypleurochilus aequipinnis, the oyster blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Atlantic ocean. This species grows to a length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) TL.
The species is oviparous and their larvae is planktonic. They feed on crustaceans, hydroids, bryozoans and pelecypods.
From the article Hypleurochilus aequipinnis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The species has a wide distribution across the Western Atlantic, from southern Florida to northern South America - species have been reported as far as Brazil.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 446117.