Dialommus macrocephalus

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Hastings, P. |author2=Dominici-Arosemena, A. |date=2010 |title=Dialommus macrocephalus |volume=2010 |page=e.T183741A8168174 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183741A8168174.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}

| taxon = Dialommus macrocephalus

| authority = (Günther, 1861)

| synonyms =

  • Clinus macrocephalus Günther, 1861
  • Mnierpes macrocephalus (Günther, 1861)
  • Mnierpes macrocephalus catherinae C. Hubbs, 1952
  • Dialommus macrocephalus catherinae (C. Hubbs, 1952)

}}

Dialommus macrocephalus, the foureye rockskipper, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the eastern Pacific Ocean from Baja California, Mexico to Colombia. It inhabits the intertidal zone and is capable of leaving the water in search of land-dwelling prey. It feeds on invertebrates including crabs. This species can reach a length of {{convert|11|cm|in}} TL.{{FishBase |genus= Dialommus|species= macrocephalus| month = October | year = 2013}}

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macrocephalus

Category:Fish described in 1861

Category:Taxa named by Albert Günther

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