Emblemaria vitta

Emblemaria vitta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Emblemaria
Species: E. vitta
Binomial name
Emblemaria vitta
J. T. Williams, 2002

Emblemaria vitta, the Ribbon blenny,[1] is a species of chaenopsid blenny found around Navassa Island, in the western central Atlantic ocean.[2] It is known to reach a length of 1.8 centimetres (0.71 in) SL.[1]

Etymology

The species name "vitta" (meaning "band" in Latin) references the ribbon shape of the blenny's orbital cirri.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 [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.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Emblemaria vitta" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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