''Microlipophrys caboverdensis'' is a species of marine fish in the family
Blenniidae, the combtooth blennies.
It is endemic to
Cape Verde
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, eastern central
Atlantic Ocean
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.
The species was named and described as ''Lipophrys caboverdensis'' by
Peter Wirtz
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and
Hans Bath
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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.
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References
Further reading
* Nelson, J.: ''Fishes of the World'', 3rd ed.. New York, USA: John Wiley and Sons., 1994
caboverdensis
Marine fish of West Africa
Endemic vertebrates of Cape Verde
Fish described in 1989
Taxa named by Peter Wirtz
Taxa named by Hans Bath
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