Parablennius salensis
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Parablennius salensis is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern central Atlantic ocean near the coasts of Cape Verde.{{FishBase |genus= Parablennius|species= salensis| month = January | year = 2019}} It was first named and described by Hans Bath in 1990. This species reaches a length of {{convert|6|cm|in}} TL.
Etymology
The species name salensis refers to the island of Sal (Cape Verde), the type location.{{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/blenniiformes2/ | title = Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE | accessdate= 14 January 2019| author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 26 October 2018}} Its common name in Portuguese and Capeverdean Creole is "mané-cabeça".
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Category:Fish described in 1990
Category:Fish of the Atlantic Ocean
Category:Fauna of Sal, Cape Verde
Category:Taxa named by Hans Bath
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