Biology:Emblemaria caldwelli

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Emblemaria caldwelli
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Emblemaria
Species:
E. caldwelli
Binomial name
Emblemaria caldwelli
J. S. Stephens, 1970

Emblemaria caldwelli, the Caribbean blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs around the Bahamas, Belize, Honduras and Jamaica, in the western central Atlantic ocean.[2] The specific name honours David K. Caldwell, Director of Marineland Research Laboratory, St. Augustine, Florida in gratitude for the loan of specimens.[3]

References

  • Stephens, J.S., Jr., 1970 (1 June) Seven new chaenopsid blennies from the western Atlantic. Copeia 1970 (no. 2): 280–309.
  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Emblemaria caldwelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T47142918A48375964. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T47142918A48375964.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/47142918/48375964. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Emblemaria caldwelli" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 10 November 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/blenniiformes3/. Retrieved 13 April 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2921151 entry