Specimen Information

Protemblemaria punctata
Protemblemaria punctata
(Warthead Blenny)
Marine Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1649616
GroupMarine Fishes
GenusProtemblemaria
Speciespunctata
Common NameWarthead Blenny
CountryMexico
LocalityCaribbean Sea, Mexico, Veracruz, Parque Nacional Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano, Bajo Mersey (coral reef)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
Map
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Collection Month11
Collection Year2019
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on platforms
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:34370
Author:Argüelles-Jiménez J, Contreras-Juarez M, Palacio Pérez E
Date:2020
Title:Potential invasion of the Gulf of Mexico by Protemblemaria punctata (Teleostei: Chaenopsidae), a cryptobenthic fish endemic to Venezuela
Journal:Bulletin of Marine Science
Volume:.
Pages:https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2020.0014
CommentsDepth = 6 m. Habitat = pvc structures for a coral study.
Record TypeLiterature
DisposalScripps Institute of Oceanography of the University of California San Diego
Museum Cat NumberIEP-01, IEP-02, IEP-03, IEP-04, IEP-05, IEP-06, IEP-07, IEP-08
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Number Collected8
Size22-30 mm (TL)


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