Omobranchus woodi
| Omobranchus woodi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Omobranchus |
| Species: | O. woodi
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| Binomial name | |
| Omobranchus woodi (Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908)
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| Synonyms | |
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Aspidontus woodi Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 | |
Omobranchus woodi, the Kappie blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the southeast Atlantic and western Indian Ocean. This species can grow to a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) SL.[2] The identity of the person honoured in this species' specific name is given as J. Wood of Natal who collected many marine specimens, including the type of this species.[3]
References[]
- ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Omobranchus woodi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342420A48400577. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342420A48400577.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Omobranchus woodi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ 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 7 April 2019.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Omobranchus
- Fish described in 1908
- Taxa named by John Dow Fisher Gilchrist
- Taxa named by William Wardlaw Thompson
- Blenniidae stubs