''Tanyemblemaria alleni'', the slender blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found around

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, known from one species collected at Isla del Rey. It can reach a length of TL. The

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honours the collector of the

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, Gerald R. Allen of the

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References

* Hastings, P. A. 1992
Phylogenetic relationships of Tanyemblemaria alleni, a new genus and species of chaenopsid (Pisces: Blennioidei) from the Gulf of Panama.
' Bulletin of Marine Science v. 51 (no. 2): 147–160. slender blenny Fish of Panama Gulf of Panama slender blenny {{Chaenopsidae-stub