''Xiphasia setifer'', the hairtail blenny or the snake blenny, is a species of
combtooth blenny found in the western
Pacific and
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by th ...
s. This species reaches in
SL and is the longest species of combtooth blenny. It can also be found in the
aquarium
An aquarium (plural: ''aquariums'' or ''aquaria'') is a vivarium of any size having at least one transparent side in which aquatic plants or animals are kept and displayed. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, aq ...
trade.
References
External links
A Note on the Occurrence of ''Xiphasia setifer'' (Swainson) off Mangalore, West Coast of India.
setifer
The greater hedgehog tenrec (''Setifer setosus''), also known as the large Madagascar hedgehog or sokina, is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical forests, sh ...
Fish described in 1839
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