Emblemaria hyltoni
Emblemaria hyltoni, the filament blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found around Belize and Honduras, in the western Atlantic ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 3 centimetres (1.2 in) TL.[2] The specific name honours Nick Hylton who acted as captain and crew of the yacht Miss Sabrina during the authors expedition to the Mosquito Coast in 1975.[3]
| Emblemaria hyltoni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Chaenopsidae |
| Genus: | Emblemaria |
| Species: | E. hyltoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Emblemaria hyltoni R. K. Johnson & D. W. Greenfield, 1976 | |
References
- Johnson, R.K., and D.W. Greenfield, 1976 A new chaenopsid fish, Emblemaria hyltoni, from Isla Roatán, Honduras. Fieldiana Zoology v. 70 (no. 2): 13–28.
- Williams, J.T. (2014). "Emblemaria hyltoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T47142944A48399929. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T47142944A48399929.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Emblemaria hyltoni" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- 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 13 April 2019.
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