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- 1 2 3 Amos W. Butler. "A View of Oliver Peebles Jenkins". Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis . Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ↑ "Report on collections of fishes made in the Hawaiian Islands, with descriptions of new species". U.S. Govt. Print. Off. 1903. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ↑ 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 10 March 2019.
