Omobranchus steinitzi

Omobranchus steinitzi is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian Ocean, in the Red Sea.^[2]

Omobranchus steinitzi
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Omobranchus
Species:	O. steinitzi
Binomial name
Omobranchus steinitzi V. G. Springer & M. F. Gomon, 1975

Size

This species reaches a length of 3.2 centimetres (1.3 in) SL.^[3]

Etymology

The species is named after the Israeli marine biologist Heinz Steinitz.^[4] (1909-1971), Hebrew University (Jerusalem), for his contributions to marine biology.^[5]