Emblemaria nivipes

Emblemaria nivipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Emblemaria
Species: E. nivipes
Binomial name
Emblemaria nivipes
Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
Synonyms
  • Emblemaria guttata (Ginsburg, 1942)[1]

Emblemaria nivipes, known commonly as the Whiteback signal blenny in the United Kingdom,[2] is a species of chaenopsid blenny in the genus Emblemaria.[3] It is found around Costa Rica and Colombia, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean.[3] It was named by D.S. Jordan and C.H. Gilbert in 1883,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 4.2 centimetres.[3] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of zooplankton.[5]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Emblemaria nivipes at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Emblemaria nivipes at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Emblemaria nivipes at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Jordan, D.S., and C.H. Gilbert, 1883 (22–29 May) [ref. 2474] 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.]
  5. ^ Food items reported for Emblemaria nivipes at www.fishbase.org.