Aspidontus dussumieri
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Aspidontus dussumieri is a species of combtooth blenny
found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian ocean
s. It was first named by Valenciennes in 1836, and is commonly known as the Lance blenny, Floating blenny, or the Dussumier's blenny.
Combtooth blenny
Combtooth blennies are blennioids; perciform marine fish of the family Blenniidae. They are the largest family of blennies, with approximately 371 species in 53 genera represented...
found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
s. It was first named by Valenciennes in 1836, and is commonly known as the Lance blenny, Floating blenny, or the Dussumier's blenny.