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Sargassum Blenny
Exerpes asper (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)
Also calledtrambollo sargacero (spa) · Blenia Ocelada (spa)
First described in: Jenkins, O. P. & Barton W. Evermann. 1889. Description of eighteen new species of fishes from the Gulf of California. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 11: 137-158.
Exerpes asper, the Sargassum blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Gulf of California and the Pacific coast of Baja California. According to Fishbase it is currently the only known member of its genus, however, the Catalog of Fishes classifies it within the genus Paraclinus.
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Description
The Sargassum blenny has two quite distinct dorsal fins. The face is elongated and the mouth resembles that of a pike. There are no cirri. The general colour is brown with patches of silver on the flanks and there are 2 blue eyespots on the posterior dorsal fin. This fish grows to a length of 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in) TL.
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2389486.