| Specimen ID | 237671 |
| Group | Marine Fishes |
| Genus | Hypsoblennius |
| Species | invemar |
| Common Name | Tessellated Blenny |
| State | LA |
| Locality | Gulf of America, Louisiana, on oil platforms along the coast |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Lower Calcasieu |
| HUC8 Number | 08080206 |
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| Collection Year | 1988 |
| Year Accuracy | Publication Year |
| Potential Pathway | shipping | dispersed ocean current |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 16028 |
| Author: | Dennis, G.D. (III), and T.S. Bright |
| Date: | 1988 |
| Title: | New records of fishes in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico with notes on some rare species. |
| Journal: | Northeast Gulf Science |
| Volume: | 10 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Pages: | 1-18 |
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| Comments | The species is found on oil platforms from Cameron, LA to south TX. Likely transported inside barnacles on ships from the Caribbean to a port in LA. The dispersal south down the TX coast follows know current patterns. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Earliest Record | state |
| Freshwater/Marine | Marine |