Omobranchus steinitzi explained

Omobranchus steinitzi is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian Ocean, in the Red Sea.[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 3.2cm (01.3inches) SL.

Etymology

The species is named after the Israeli marine biologist Heinz Steinitz.[2] (1909-1971), Hebrew University (Jerusalem), for his contributions to marine biology.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Springer, V.G., J.T. Williams and T.M. Orrell, 1991. Catalog of type specimens of recent fishes in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 2: Blenniidae. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 519:28.
  2. Web site: Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. . 2011-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060129194502/http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/personetymol/petymol.s.html . 2006-01-29 . dead .
  3. Web site: Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE . 10 March 2021 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.

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