''Microlipophrys caboverdensis'' is a species of marine fish in the family Blenniidae, the combtooth blennies. It is endemic to

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, eastern central

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. The species was named and described as ''Lipophrys caboverdensis'' by

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in 1989. Its common name in Portuguese and Capeverdean Creole is "mané-cabeça".

Description

This species grows to a length of TL. It is an oviparous species; the eggs are attached to the substrate with a filamentous adhesive pad.

Description

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