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Emblemaria vitta

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Species of fish

Emblemaria vitta
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Emblemaria
Species: E. vitta
Binomial name
Emblemaria vitta
J. T. Williams, 2002

Emblemaria vitta, the ribbon blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found around Navassa Island, in the western central Atlantic ocean. It is known to reach a length of 1.8 centimetres (0.71 in) SL.

Etymology

The species name "vitta" (meaning "band" in Latin) references the ribbon shape of the blenny's orbital cirri.

References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Emblemaria vitta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T47142954A48346190. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T47142954A48346190.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ [Williams, J.T., 2002 Three new species of blennioid shore fishes discovered at Navassa Island, Caribbean Sea. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 6 (no. 1): 11-16.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Emblemaria vitta". FishBase. February 2013 version.
Taxon identifiers
Emblemaria vitta
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