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Ribbon Blenny

Emblemaria vitta

Emblemaria vitta, the ribbon blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found around Navassa Island, in the western central Atlantic ocean. It is known to reach a length of 1.8 centimetres (0.71 in) SL.

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In human culture

The species name "vitta" (meaning "band" in Latin) references the ribbon shape of the blenny's orbital cirri.

== References ==

Wikipedia: “Etymology”

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 445919.