Omobranchus steinitzi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Blenniidae |
Genus: | Omobranchus |
Species: | O. steinitzi
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Binomial name | |
Omobranchus steinitzi V. G. Springer & M. F. Gomon, 1975
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Omobranchus steinitzi is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian Ocean, in the Red Sea.[2]
This species reaches a length of 3.2 centimetres (1.3 in) SL.[3]
The species is named after the Israeli marine biologist Heinz Steinitz.[4] (1909-1971), Hebrew University (Jerusalem), for his contributions to marine biology.[5]