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Andamia expansa

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Andamia expansa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Andamia
Species:
A. expansa
Binomial name
Andamia expansa
Blyth, 1858[2]

Andamia expansa is a species of combtooth blenny which is known from a few specimens from the eastern Indian Ocean, with the type being collected in the Andaman Islands.[3] The IUCN rate it as Data Deficient because its taxonomy is unclear.[1] It forms pairs and lays adhesive eggs on the substrates.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Williams, J.T. (2014). "Andamia expansa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342419A48382314. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342419A48382314.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Andamia expansa". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  3. ^ Patzner, R.A., E.J. Gonçalves, P.A. Hastings and B.G. Kapoor, 2009. The biology of blennies. Enfield, NH : Science Publishers, 482 p.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Andamia cyclocheilus". FishBase. June 2018 version.