Emblemaria atlantica

Emblemaria atlantica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Emblemaria
Species: E. atlantica
Binomial name
Emblemaria atlantica
Jordan & Evermann, 1898
Synonyms
  • Emblemaria markii (Mowbray, 1912)[1]

Emblemaria atlantica, known commonly as the Banner blenny in the United Kingdom,[2] is a species of chaenopsid blenny in the genus Emblemaria.[3] It is found in coral reefs in the western Atlantic ocean.[3] It was named by D.S. Jordan and B.W. Evermann in 1898,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 7.5 centimetres.[3]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Emblemaria atlantica at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Emblemaria atlantica at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Emblemaria atlantica at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Jordan, D. S. and B. W. Evermann 1898 (26 Nov.) [ref. 2445] The fishes of North and Middle America: a descriptive catalogue of the species of fish-like vertebrates found in the waters of North America north of the Isthmus of Panama. Part III. Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 47: i-xxiv + 2183a-3136.