Emblemaria walkeri
Species of fish
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Emblemaria walkeri, the elusive signal blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in the Gulf of California, in the eastern central Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in) TL. This species feeds primarily on zooplankton.[2] The specific name honours fisheries biologist Boyd W. Walker (1917-2001) of the University of California, Los Angeles.[3]
| Emblemaria walkeri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Chaenopsidae |
| Genus: | Emblemaria |
| Species: | E. walkeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Emblemaria walkeri J. S. Stephens, 1963 | |