Emblemariopsis bottomei

Emblemariopsis bottomei
Emblemariopsis bottomei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Emblemariopsis
Species: E. bottomei
Binomial name
Emblemariopsis bottomei
Stephens, 1961

Emblemariopsis bottomei, known commonly as the Shorthead blenny or the Midnight blenny in Puerto Rico,[1] is a species of chaenopsid blenny in the genus Emblemaria.[2] It is found in coral reefs in the western central Atlantic ocean.[2] It was named by John S. Stephens, jr., in 1961,[3] and can reach a maximum length of 3 centimetres.[2]

References

  1. ^ Common names for Emblemariopsis bottomei at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b c Emblemariopsis bottomei at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Stephens, J.S., Jr., 1961 (10 Nov.) [ref. 4269] A description of a new genus and two new species of chaenopsid blennies from the western Atlantic. Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 349: 1-8.


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