Acanthemblemaria medusa

Acanthemblemaria medusa
Acanthemblemaria medusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Acanthemblemaria
Species: A. medusa
Binomial name
Acanthemblemaria medusa
Smith-Vaniz & Palacio, 1974

Acanthemblemaria medusa, known commonly as the Medusa blenny in the United States,[1] is a species of chaenopsid blenny in the genus Acanthemblemaria.[2] It is found in coral reefs around Lesser Antilles, in the western central Atlantic ocean.[2] It was named by W.F. Smith-Vaniz and F.J. Palacio in 1974,[3] and can reach a maximum length of 4 centimetres.[2]

References

  1. ^ Common names for Acanthemblemaria medusa at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b c Acanthemblemaria medusa at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Smith-Vaniz, W. F. and F. J. Palacio 1974 (4 Feb.) [ref. 7151] Atlantic fishes of the genus Acanthemblemaria, with description of three new species and comments on Pacific species (Clinidae: Chaenopsinae). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 125: 197-224.


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