Acanthemblemaria harpeza

Species of fish

Acanthemblemaria harpeza
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Acanthemblemaria
Species:
A. harpeza
Binomial name
Acanthemblemaria harpeza
J. T. Williams, 2002

Acanthemblemaria harpeza is a species of chaenopsid blenny found around Navassa Island, in the western central Atlantic ocean.[2]

Etymology

The species name "harpeza" is Greek for "thorn hedge", referring to the thornbush-like nasal and orbital spines and cirri on the blennies' heads.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Craig, M.T.; Williams, J.T. (2015). "Acanthemblemaria harpeza". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T47141354A67949758. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T47141354A67949758.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acanthemblemaria harpeza". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. ^ Williams, J. T. (2002). "Three new species of blennioid shore fishes discovered at Navassa Island, Caribbean Sea" (PDF). Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology. 6 (1): 11–16.
Taxon identifiers
Acanthemblemaria harpeza


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