Emblemaria vitta

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]

Emblemaria vitta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Emblemaria
Species:
E. vitta
Binomial name
Emblemaria vitta

Etymology

The species name "vitta" (meaning "band" in Latin) references the ribbon shape of the blenny's orbital cirri.[2]

References

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