Acanthemblemaria harpeza

Acanthemblemaria harpeza
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
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]

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References

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.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Acanthemblemaria harpeza" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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.

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[iucn-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.

[2] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Acanthemblemaria harpeza" in 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.