# Labrisomus wigginsi

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***Labrisomus wigginsi***, the **Baja blenny**, is a species of [labrisomid](/source/Labrisomid) blenny [endemic](/source/Endemism) to the [Pacific](/source/Pacific) coast of [Baja California](/source/Baja_California).[1] This species is only known from shallow, weed-grown rocky areas and also from [tide pools](/source/Tide_pools) where it is known to occur down to a depth of about 9 metres (30 ft).[2] The [specific name](/source/Specific_name_(zoology)) honours the collector of the [type](/source/Type_(biology)), the [botanist](/source/Botanist) [Ira L. Wiggins](/source/Ira_Loren_Wiggins) (1899-1987) of [Stanford University](/source/Stanford_University).[3]

## References

1. Hastings, P. & Dominici-Arosemena, A. (2010). "*Labrisomus wigginsi*". Vol. 2010. [doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183318A8092587.en](https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183318A8092587.en). Retrieved 19 November 2021.

1. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (10 November 2018). ["Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE"](http://www.etyfish.org/blenniiformes3/). *ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database*. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 29 April 2019.

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