''Microlipophrys velifer'', the sailfin blenny is a species of
combtooth blenny found in the eastern
Atlantic
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ocean off west
Africa
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from
Mauritania
Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...
and
Cape Verde
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to the
Cunene River,
Angola
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Description
This species grows to a length of
TL. The dorsal fin has 12 spines and 15 to 16 rays while the anal fin has two spines and 16 to 18 rays.
The species inhabits rocky intertidal zones both protected and unprotected from the waves. The species lay eggs that are attached in holes in rocks.
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References
Further reading
* Bath, H., 1990. "Blenniidae". p. 905-915. in J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) ''Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic'' (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol.2.
* Nelson, J.: ''Fishes of the World'', 3rd ed.. New York, USA: John Wiley and Sons., 1994, p. 600
velifer
''Velifer hypselopterus'', the sailfin velifer, is an Indo-Pacific velifer. This species grows to a length of TL. This species, like the other one in the family Veliferidae, is monotypic in its genus. It is of minor importance in commercial ...
Marine fish of West Africa
Fish of Angola
Fauna of Cameroon
Vertebrates of Cape Verde
Fish of Equatorial Guinea
Fish of the East Atlantic
Fish described in 1935
Taxa named by John Roxborough Norman
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