Acanthemblemaria harpeza

Acanthemblemaria harpeza
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Chaenopsidae
Genus:	Acanthemblemaria
Species:	A. harpeza
Binomial name
Acanthemblemaria harpeza J. T. Williams, 2002

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

1. Craig, M.T.; Williams, J.T. (2015). "Acanthemblemaria harpeza". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T47141354A67949758. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T47141354A67949758.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acanthemblemaria harpeza". FishBase . February 2013 version.
3. 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.