Omobranchus steinitzi
Species of fish
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Omobranchus steinitzi is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian Ocean, in the Red Sea.[2]
| Omobranchus steinitzi | |
|---|---|
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 | |
Size
Etymology
The species is named after the Israeli marine biologist Heinz Steinitz.[4] (1909-1971), Hebrew University (Jerusalem), for his contributions to marine biology.[5]
