Acanthemblemaria medusa
| Acanthemblemaria medusa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Chaenopsidae |
| Genus: | Acanthemblemaria |
| Species: | A. medusa |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthemblemaria medusa Smith-Vaniz & Palacio, 1974 | |
Acanthemblemaria medusa, the Medusa blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs around Lesser Antilles, in the western central Atlantic ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 4 centimetres (1.6 in) TL.[1]
References
- Smith-Vaniz, W. F. and F. J. Palacio 1974 (4 Feb.) [ref. 7151] Atlantic fishes of the genus Acanthemblemaria, with description of three new species and comments on Pacific species (Clinidae: Chaenopsinae). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 125: 197-224.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Acanthemblemaria medusa" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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