Ekemblemaria nigra

Ekemblemaria nigra
Ekemblemaria nigra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Ekemblemaria
Species: E. nigra
Binomial name
Ekemblemaria nigra
Meek & Hildebrand, 1928
Synonyms
  • Emblemaria nigra (Meek & Hildebrand, 1928)[1]

Ekemblemaria nigra, known commonly as the Moth blenny in the United States,[2] is a species of chaenopsid blenny in the genus Ekemblemaria.[3] It is found in coral reefs around Colombia and Panama, in the western Atlantic Ocean.[3] It was named by S.E. Meek and S.F. Hildebrand in 1928,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 4.2 centimetres.[3]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Ekemblemaria nigra at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Ekemblemaria nigra at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Ekemblemaria nigra at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Meek, S. E. and S. F. Hildebrand. 1928 (1 Sept.) [ref. 2964] The marine fishes of Panama. Part III. Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 15 (publ. 249): xxv-xxxi + 709-1045, Pls. 72-102.


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