Emblemariopsis ruetzleri

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Emblemariopsis ruetzleri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Emblemariopsis
Species:
E. ruetzleri
Binomial name
Emblemariopsis ruetzleri

Emblemariopsis ruetzleri is a species of chaenopsid blenny found around Belize, in the western central Atlantic ocean. [2] The specific name honours Klaus Ruetzler, Curator of Invertebrate Zoology at the National Museum of Natural History. [3]


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References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Emblemariopsis ruetzleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014: e.T47143216A48356609. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T47143216A48356609.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Emblemariopsis ruetzleri" in FishBase . February 2013 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (10 November 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 14 April 2019.