Stathmonotus stahli

Stathmonotus stahli
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Stathmonotus
Species:
S. stahli
Binomial name
Stathmonotus stahli
(Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Auchenistius stahli Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1899
  • Histioclinus veliger Metzelaar, 1919

Stathmonotus stahli, the eelgrass blenny or the seagrass blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs in the western Atlantic ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 4 centimetres (1.6 in) TL. The specific name honours the Puerto Rican physician and biologist Agustín Stahl (1842-1917).