Protemblemaria punctata

Protemblemaria punctata, the Warthead blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny endemic to the Atlantic coast of northeast Venezuela where it is found on shallow, sandy bottoms down to a depth of 20 metres (66 ft). This fish can reach a maximum size of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL.[2]

Protemblemaria punctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Protemblemaria
Species:
P. punctata
Binomial name
Protemblemaria punctata
Cervigón, 1966

References

  • Cervigón, F. 1966. Los peces marinos de Venezuela (2 vols.). Estacion de. Investigaciones Marihas de Margarita, Caracas. Fundación Cientifica Los Roques. 1-951.
  1. Williams, J.T.; Craig, M.T. (2015). "Protemblemaria punctata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T18374A67924325. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T18374A67924325.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Protemblemaria punctata" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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