Emblemaria hyltoni

Emblemaria hyltoni, the Filament blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found around Belize and Honduras, in the western Atlantic ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 3 centimetres (1.2 in) TL.[2] The specific name honours Nick Hylton who acted as captain and crew of the yacht Miss Sabrina during the authors expedition to the Mosquito Coast in 1975.[3]

Emblemaria hyltoni

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Emblemaria
Species:
E. hyltoni
Binomial name
Emblemaria hyltoni
R. K. Johnson & D. W. Greenfield, 1976

References

  • Johnson, R.K., and D.W. Greenfield, 1976 A new chaenopsid fish, Emblemaria hyltoni, from Isla Roatán, Honduras. Fieldiana Zoology v. 70 (no. 2): 13–28.
  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Emblemaria hyltoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T47142944A48399929. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T47142944A48399929.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Emblemaria hyltoni" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (10 November 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 13 April 2019.


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