| Emblemaria hypacanthus | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Chaenopsidae |
| Genus: | Emblemaria |
| Species: | E. hypacanthus
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| Binomial name | |
| Emblemaria hypacanthus (
O. P. Jenkins &
Evermann, 1889)
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| Synonyms | |
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Emblemaria hypacanthus, the Gulf signal blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny known from the Gulf of California, in the eastern central Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL. This species feeds primarily on zooplankton. [2]
References
- Jenkins, O.P., and B.W. Evermann, 1889 (5 Jan.) Description of eighteen new species of fishes from the Gulf of California. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 11 (no. 698): 137–158.
- ^ Bessudo, S.; Dominici-Arosemena, A.; Espinosa, H.; Hastings, P. (2010). "Emblemaria hypacanthus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183699A8160648. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183699A8160648.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Emblemaria hypacanthus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
External links
- Photos of Emblemaria hypacanthus on Sealife Collection
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