Omobranchus woodi

Short description: Species of fish

Omobranchus woodi

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

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

O. woodi

Binomial name
Omobranchus woodi

(Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908)

Synonyms

Aspidontus woodi Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908

Omobranchus woodi, the Kappie blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the southeast Atlantic and western Indian Ocean.[2]

## Size

This species can grow to a length of 8.0 centimetres (3.1 in) SL.[3]

## Etymology

The identity of the person honoured in this species' specific name is given as J. Wood of Natal who collected many marine specimens, including the type of this species.[4]

## References

1. ↑ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Omobranchus woodi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T48342420A48400577. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342420A48400577.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/48342420/48400577. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. ↑ Springer, V.G., 1986. Blenniidae. p. 742-755. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
3. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Omobranchus woodi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
4. ↑ "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 26 October 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/blenniiformes2/. Retrieved 7 April 2019.

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