Caribbean flagfin blenny
Appearance
Caribbean flagfin blenny | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Chaenopsidae |
Genus: | Emblemariopsis |
Species: | E. carib
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Binomial name | |
Emblemariopsis carib Victor, 2010
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The Caribbean flagfin blenny (Emblemariopsis carib) is a species of chaenopsid blenny known from tropical reefs in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, in the Caribbean Sea. This species reaches a length of 1.5 centimetres (0.59 in) SL.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The species epithet refers to the Carib people of the Antilles.[2]
References
[edit]- Victor, B.C., 2010. Emblemariopsis carib and Emblemariopsis arawak, two new chaenopsid blennies from the Caribbean Sea: DNA barcoding identifies males, females, and juveniles and distinguishes sympatric cryptic species. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 4:1-30.
- ^ Williams, J.T.; Craig, M.T. (2015). "Emblemariopsis carib". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T194087A67936705. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T194087A67936705.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Emblemariopsis carib". FishBase. February 2013 version.