Omobranchus steinitzi

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

Omobranchus steinitzi is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian Ocean, in the Red Sea.

Size

This species reaches a length of 3.2 centimetres (1.3 in) SL.

Etymology

The species is named after the Israeli marine biologist Heinz Steinitz. (1909-1971), Hebrew University (Jerusalem), for his contributions to marine biology.

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. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Springer, V.G., J.T. Williams and T.M. Orrell, 1991. Catalog of type specimens of recent fishes in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 2: Blenniidae. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 519:28.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Omobranchus steinitzi". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  4. ↑ "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names". Archived from the original on 2006-01-29. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
  5. ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 March 2021.