Omobranchus ferox

Omobranchus ferox
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Omobranchus
Species:	O. ferox
Binomial name
	Omobranchus ferox; (Herre, 1927)
Synonyms
	Petroscirtes ferox Herre, 1927; Petroscirtes kranjiensis Herre, 1940; Omobranchus kranjiensis (Herre, 1940); Petroscirtes feliciana Herre, 1942; Petroscirtes waterousi Herre, 1942; Omobranchus dealmeida J.L.B. Smith, 1949; Cruantus dealmeida (Smith, 1949);

Omobranchus ferox, the gossamer blenny or the fang-toothed blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found brackish waters in Africa and Asia.^[2]

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This species can reach a length of 6.0 centimetres (2.4 in) SL.^[3]

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Larson, H.; Williams, J.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Hastings, P. (2021). "Omobranchus ferox". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T196308A48358497. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T196308A48358497.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
[2]
Springer, V.G., 1986. Blenniidae. p. 742-755. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
[3]
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Omobranchus ferox". FishBase. February 2013 version.

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] [1]
Larson, H.; Williams, J.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Hastings, P. (2021). "Omobranchus ferox". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T196308A48358497. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T196308A48358497.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[2] [2]
Springer, V.G., 1986. Blenniidae. p. 742-755. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.

[3] [3]
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Omobranchus ferox". FishBase. February 2013 version.

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Omobranchus ferox

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Omobranchus ferox
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Omobranchus
Species:	O. ferox
Binomial name
*Omobranchus ferox* (Herre, 1927)
Synonyms
Petroscirtes ferox Herre, 1927 Petroscirtes kranjiensis Herre, 1940 Omobranchus kranjiensis (Herre, 1940) Petroscirtes feliciana Herre, 1942 Petroscirtes waterousi Herre, 1942 Omobranchus dealmeida J.L.B. Smith, 1949 Cruantus dealmeida (Smith, 1949)