Omobranchus robertsi

Omobranchus robertsi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Omobranchus
Species:
O. robertsi
Binomial name
Omobranchus robertsi

Robert's blenny, Omobranchus robertsi is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western central Pacific Ocean, around Papua New Guinea.

The specific name honours Tyson R. Roberts (b. 1940), the American ichthyologist, who collected the type specimen and made it available to the author.

References

  1. ↑ Williams, J.T. (2017). "Omobranchus robertsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T48342358A117534644. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T48342358A117534644.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Kailola, P.J., 1987. The fishes of Papua New Guinea: a revised and annotated checklist. Vol. II Scorpaenidae to Callionymidae. Research Bulletin No. 41, Research Section, Dept. of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Papua New Guinea.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Omobranchus robertsi". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  4. ↑ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 October 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 7 April 2019.