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Medusablennius
Medusablennius is a monotypic genus of combtooth blenny, its only member being Medusablennius chani, which is known only from a single reef in the Tuamotu Archipelago. It was recorded from surge channels in tidal flats. This species is characterised by having numerous cirii on its head which is why Springer named the genus after the gorgon Medusa, while the specific name honours William L. Chan who noted that the type was likely to be a species
1 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 1 known species
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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 446186.