Omobranchus steinitzi

Short description: Species of fish

Omobranchus steinitzi

Conservation status

Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Blenniiformes
Family:  | Blenniidae
Genus:  | Omobranchus
Species:  |

O. steinitzi

Binomial name
Omobranchus steinitzi

V. G. Springer & M. F. Gomon, 1975

Omobranchus steinitzi is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian ocean, in the Red Sea. This species reaches a length of 3.2 centimetres (1.3 in) SL.[2]

## Etymology

The species is named after the Israeli marine biologist Heinz Steinitz.[3] (1909-1971), Hebrew University (Jerusalem), for his contributions to marine biology.[4]

## References

1. ↑ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Omobranchus steinitzi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T48342141A48346367. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342141A48346367.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/48342141/48346367. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Omobranchus steinitzi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
3. ↑ "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names.". http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/personetymol/petymol.s.html.
4. ↑ "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/blenniiformes2/.

See also Wikidata entry Q1865270.

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