Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Chaenopsidae Scientific name Acanthemblemaria harpeza | Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes Genus Acanthemblemaria Rank Species | |
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Similar Acanthemblemaria rivasi, Acanthemblemaria balanorum, Acanthemblemaria chaplini, Acanthemblemaria aspera, Acanthemblemaria hancocki | ||
Acanthemblemaria harpeza is a species of chaenopsid blenny found around Navassa Island, in the western central Atlantic ocean.
Etymology
The species name "harpeza" is Greek for "thorn hedge", referring to the thornbush-like nasal and orbital spines and cirri on the blennies' heads.
References
Acanthemblemaria harpeza Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA