Emblemariopsis pricei

Emblemariopsis pricei, the Seafan blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in Glover's Reef, on the coasts of Belize and Honduras, in the western Atlantic ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 2.9 centimetres (1.1 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours the premier of Belize at the time Greenfield was give permission to collect specimens in Bleize, George C. Price (1919-2011).[3]

Emblemariopsis pricei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Emblemariopsis
Species:
E. pricei
Binomial name
Emblemariopsis pricei
D. W. Greenfield, 1975

References

  • Greenfield, D.W., 1975 (31 Dec.) Emblemariopsis pricei, a new species of chaenopsid blenny from Belize. Copeia 1975 (no. 4): 713–715.
  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Emblemariopsis pricei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T47143176A48350504. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T47143176A48350504.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Emblemariopsis pricei" 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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