Xiphasia matsubarai
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Xiphasia matsubarai, known commonly as the Japanese snake blenny in Guam
, Micronesia
, the United Kingdom
, and South Africa
, is a species of combtooth blenny
in the genus Xiphasia
. It is found in the Pacific and Indian ocean
s. It was named by Y. Okada and K. Suzuki in 1952, and can reach a maximum length of 30 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of bony fish.
Guam
Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...
, Micronesia
Micronesia
Micronesia is a subregion of Oceania, comprising thousands of small islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It is distinct from Melanesia to the south, and Polynesia to the east. The Philippines lie to the west, and Indonesia to the southwest....
, the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, and South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, is a species of combtooth blenny
Combtooth blenny
Combtooth blennies are blennioids; perciform marine fish of the family Blenniidae. They are the largest family of blennies, with approximately 371 species in 53 genera represented...
in the genus Xiphasia
Xiphasia
Xiphasia is a small genus of combtooth blennies found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. There are two species in this genus.-Species:* Japanese snake blenny, Xiphasia matsubarai...
. It is found in the Pacific and Indian ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
s. It was named by Y. Okada and K. Suzuki in 1952, and can reach a maximum length of 30 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of bony fish.