Biology:Emblemaria nivipes

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Emblemaria nivipes
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Emblemaria
Species:
E. nivipes
Binomial name
Emblemaria nivipes
D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1883
Synonyms
  • Emblemaria guttata (Ginsburg, 1942)

Emblemaria nivipes, the whiteback signal blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found around Costa Rica and Colombia, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 4.2 centimetres (1.7 in) SL. This species feeds primarily on zooplankton.[2]

References

  • Jordan, D.S., and C.H. Gilbert, 1883 (22–29 May) List of fishes now in the museum of Yale College, collected by Prof. Frank H. Bradley, at Panama, with descriptions of three new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 329): 620–632. [pp. 620–624 published 22 May, 625-632 on 29 May.]
  1. Dominici-Arosemena, A.; Espinosa, H.; Hastings, P. (2010). "Emblemaria nivipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T183676A8156618. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183676A8156618.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/183676/8156618. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Emblemaria nivipes" in FishBase. February 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2236238 entry