Omobranchus germaini

Omobranchus germaini
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Omobranchus
Species:	O. germaini
Binomial name
Omobranchus germaini (Sauvage, 1883)
Synonyms
Petroscirtes germainiSauvage, 1883

Omobranchus germaini, Germain's blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean. ^[2]

Size

This species can reach a length of 8.0 centimetres (3.1 in) TL. ^[3]

Etymology

The specific name honours the collector of the type, the French military veterinarian Louis Rodolphe Germain (1827-1917). ^[4]

References

1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Omobranchus germaini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T48342171A48359477. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342171A48359477.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Allen, G.R., 1997. The marine fishes of tropical Australia and south-east Asia. Western Australian Museum, Perth, Western Australia. 292 p.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Omobranchus germaini". FishBase . February 2013 version.
4. Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 October 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 4 April 2019.