Omobranchus woodi

Omobranchus woodi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Omobranchus
Species:	O. woodi
Binomial name
Omobranchus woodi (Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908)
Synonyms
Aspidontus woodiGilchrist & Thompson, 1908

Omobranchus woodi, the kappie blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the southeast Atlantic and western Indian Ocean. ^[2]

Size

This species can grow to a length of 8.0 centimetres (3.1 in) SL. ^[3]

Etymology

The identity of the person honoured in this species' specific name is given as J. Wood of Natal who collected many marine specimens, including the type of this species. ^[4]

References

1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Omobranchus woodi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T48342420A48400577. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342420A48400577.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. Springer, V.G., 1986. Blenniidae. p. 742-755. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Omobranchus woodi". 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 7 April 2019.