Southern Smoothhead Glass Blenny
Emblemariopsis bottomei
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Emblemariopsis bottomei, the shorthead blenny or the midnight blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs in the western central Atlantic Ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 3 centimetres (1.2 in) SL. The specific name honours Peter Bottome, although who this is is not specified, but it may possibly be the Venezuelan businessman Peter Bottome Deery (1937-2016).
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Chaenopsidae
- Genus
- Emblemariopsis