Emblemaria walkeri

Emblemaria walkeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Emblemaria
Species: E. walkeri
Binomial name
Emblemaria walkeri
Stephens, 1963

Emblemaria walkeri, known commonly as the Elusive signal blenny in Mexico and the United Kingdom,[1] is a species of chaenopsid blenny in the genus Emblemaria.[2] It is found in the Gulf of California, in the eastern central Pacific ocean.[2] It was named by John S. Stephens, jr., in 1963,[3] and can reach a maximum length of 6.5 centimetres.[2] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of zooplankton.[4]

References

  1. ^ Common names for Emblemaria walkeri at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b c Emblemaria walkeri at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Food items reported for Emblemaria walkeri at www.fishbase.org.