Omobranchus smithi explained

Omobranchus smithi is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Pacific and Indian oceans.

Etymology

The specific name honours the South African chemist and ichthyologist James Leonard Brierley Smith (1897-1968).[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . 7 April 2019 . 26 October 2018 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara.

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