Cirriemblemaria lucasana

Cirriemblemaria lucasana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Cirriemblemaria
Species: C. lucasana
Binomial name
Cirriemblemaria lucasana
Stephens, 1963
Synonyms
  • Protemblemaria lucasana (Stephens, 1963)[1]

Cirriemblemaria lucasana, known commonly as the Plume blenny in Mexico and the United Kingdom,[2] is a species of pikeblenny found in coral reefs in the Gulf of California.[3] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of zooplankton.[4] It was named by J.S. Stephens, jr., in 1963,[5] and can reach a maximum length of 4 centimetres.[3]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Cirriemblemaria lucasana at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Cirriemblemaria lucasana at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Cirriemblemaria lucasana at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Food items for Cirriemblemaria lucasana' at www.fishbase.org.
  5. ^ Stephens, J. S., Jr. 1963 (31 Dec.) [ref. 4270] A revised classification of the blennioid fishes of the American family Chaenopsidae. University of California Publications in Zoology v. 68: 1-165, Pls. 1-15.