Emblemariopsis bottomei

Emblemariopsis bottomei, the Shorthead blenny or the Midnight blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs in the western central Atlantic ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 3 centimetres (1.2 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours Peter Bottome, although who this is, is not specified but it may possibly be the Venezuelan businessman Peter Bottome Deery (1937-2016).[3]

Emblemariopsis bottomei

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Emblemariopsis
Species:
E. bottomei
Binomial name
Emblemariopsis bottomei
J. S. Stephens, 1961

References

  • Stephens, J.S., Jr., 1961 (10 Nov.) A description of a new genus and two new species of chaenopsid blennies from the western Atlantic. Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 349: 1–8.
  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Emblemariopsis bottomei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T47143144A48366231. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T47143144A48366231.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Emblemariopsis bottomei" 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 14 April 2019.


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