Emblemaria vitta

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Emblemaria vitta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Emblemaria
Species:
E. vitta
Binomial name
Emblemaria vitta

Emblemaria vitta, the ribbon blenny,[2] is a species of chaenopsid blenny found around Navassa Island, in the western central Atlantic ocean.[3] It is known to reach a length of 1.8 centimetres (0.71 in) SL.[2]

Etymology

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The species name "vitta" (meaning "band" in Latin) references the ribbon shape of the blenny's orbital cirri.[2]

References

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  2. ^ a b c [Williams, J.T., 2002 Three new species of blennioid shore fishes discovered at Navassa Island, Caribbean Sea. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 6 (no. 1): 11-16.
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