''Protemblemaria'' is a genus of
chaenopsid
The blennioid family Chaenopsidae includes the pike-blennies, tube-blennies, and flagblennies, all percomorph marine fish in the order Blenniiformes. The family is strictly tropical, ranging from North to South America. Members are also present ...
blennies found in the eastern
Pacific as well as the western
Atlantic
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe an ...
oceans.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Protemblemaria bicirrus''
( Hildebrand, 1946) (Warthead blenny)
* ''
Protemblemaria perla''
Hastings
Hastings () is a large seaside town and borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England,
east to the county town of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to the north-west ...
, 2001
* ''
Protemblemaria punctata''
Cervigón, 1966
References
Chaenopsidae
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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