Protemblemaria

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Protemblemaria
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus:Protemblemaria
J. S. Stephens, 1963
Type species
Emblemaria bicirrus
Hildebrand, 1946

Protemblemaria is a genus of chaenopsid blennies found in the eastern Pacific and western Atlantic oceans.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus: [1]

Protemblemaria bicirrus, the Warthead blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in rocky reefs from the Gulf of California to Peru, in the eastern Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) TL.

Samuel Frederick Hildebrand was an American ichthyologist.

Protemblemaria perla, the Pearl blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny.

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Protemblemaria in FishBase . February 2013 version.