Acanthemblemaria harpeza
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Acanthemblemaria harpeza J. T. Williams, 2002
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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]
References
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- ^ Craig, M.T. & Williams, J.T. (2015). Acanthemblemaria harpeza. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T47141354A67949758.en
- ^ Froese, Rainer; 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.