''Antennablennius velifer'' is a species of
combtooth blenny
Combtooth blennies are blenny, blenniiformids; Percomorpha, percomorph marine fish of the family Blenniidae, part of the Order (biology), order Blenniiformes. They are the largest family of blennies with around 401 known species in 58 genera. Com ...
which is found in the western Indian Ocean.
[Patzner, R.A., E.J. Gonçalves, P.A. Hastings and B.G. Kapoor, 2009. The biology of blennies. Enfield, NH : Science Publishers, 482 p. ] Some authorities regard this taxon as a
junior synonym
In taxonomy, the scientific classification of living organisms, a synonym is an alternative scientific name for the accepted scientific name of a taxon. The botanical and zoological codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently.
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of ''
Antennablennius variopunctatus''.
References
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velifer
''Velifer'' is an Indo-Pacific genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Veliferidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species ''Velifer hypselopterus'', the sailfin velifer. This species grows to a length of total length and is ...
Taxa named by J. L. B. Smith
Fish described in 1959