Omobranchus steinitzi

Omobranchus steinitzi is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian ocean, in the Red Sea. This species reaches a length of 3.2 centimetres (1.3 in) SL.[2]

Omobranchus steinitzi

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Omobranchus
Species:
O. steinitzi
Binomial name
Omobranchus steinitzi
V. G. Springer & M. F. Gomon, 1975

Etymology

The species is named after the Israeli marine biologist Heinz Steinitz.[3]

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References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Omobranchus steinitzi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342141A48346367. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342141A48346367.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Omobranchus steinitzi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names". Archived from the original on 2006-01-29. Retrieved 2011-09-26.


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