Omobranchus_germaini

<i>Omobranchus germaini</i>

Omobranchus germaini

Species of fish

Omobranchus germaini, Germain's blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean.[2]

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Size

This species can reach a length of 8.0 centimetres (3.1 in) TL.[3]

Etymology

The specific name honours the collector of the type, the French military veterinarian Louis Rodolphe Germain (1827-1917).[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Williams, J.T. (2014). "Omobranchus germaini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342171A48359477. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342171A48359477.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Allen, G.R., 1997. The marine fishes of tropical Australia and south-east Asia. Western Australian Museum, Perth, Western Australia. 292 p.
  3. [3]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Omobranchus germaini" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  4. [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 4 April 2019.


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