''Emblemaria hudsoni'' is a species of
chaenopsid blenny found around
Peru
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg
, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
, national_motto = "Fi ...
, in the southeast
Pacific
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ocean. It can reach a maximum length of
TL. The
specific name Specific name may refer to:
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In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
honours the Captain
Charles Bradford Hudson
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(1865-1939) of the
District of Columbia National Guard
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The president of the Unit ...
, who was an
illustrator
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and who painted many species of American fishes.
References
* Evermann, B.W., and L. Radcliffe, 1917 (1 Aug.) ''The fishes of the west coast of Peru and the Titicaca Basin.'' Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 95: i-xi + 1–166, Pls. 1-14.
hudsoni
Fish described in 1917
Fish of Peru
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