Omobranchus germaini
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Omobranchus |
| Species: | O. germaini
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| Omobranchus germaini (Sauvage, 1883)
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Omobranchus germaini, Germain's blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean.[2]
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Allen, G.R., 1997. The marine fishes of tropical Australia and south-east Asia. Western Australian Museum, Perth, Western Australia. 292 p.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Omobranchus germaini". 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 4 April 2019.