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  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Chaenopsidae |
| Genus: | Emblemaria |
| Species: | E. vitta |
| Binomial name | |
| Emblemaria vitta J. T. Williams, 2002 | |
Etymology
The species name "vitta" (meaning "band" in Latin) references the ribbon shape of the blenny's orbital cirri.[2]
References
- 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.
- [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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Emblemaria vitta" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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