Emblemariopsis bottomei
species of fish
Emblemariopsis bottomei, the shorthead blenny or the midnight blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs in the western central Atlantic Ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 3 centimetres (1.2 in) SL. The specific name honours Peter Bottome, although who this is is not specified, but it may possibly be the Venezuelan businessman Peter Bottome Deery (1937-2016).
References
Stephens, J.S., Jr., 1961 (10 Nov.) A description of a new genus and two new species of chaenopsid blennies from the western Atlantic. Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 349: 1–8.
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