Emblemaria vitta
Appearance
Emblemaria vitta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Chaenopsidae |
Genus: | Emblemaria |
Species: | E. vitta
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Binomial name | |
Emblemaria vitta J. T. Williams, 2002
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Emblemaria vitta, the ribbon blenny,[2] is a species of chaenopsid blenny found around Navassa Island, in the western central Atlantic ocean.[3] It is known to reach a length of 1.8 centimetres (0.71 in) SL.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The species name "vitta" (meaning "band" in Latin) references the ribbon shape of the blenny's orbital cirri.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Emblemaria vitta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T47142954A48346190. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T47142954A48346190.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c [Williams, J.T., 2002 Three new species of blennioid shore fishes discovered at Navassa Island, Caribbean Sea. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 6 (no. 1): 11-16.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Emblemaria vitta". FishBase. February 2013 version.