Omobranchus woodi

Omobranchus woodi, the kappie blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the southeast Atlantic and western Indian Ocean.^[2]

Omobranchus woodi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Omobranchus
Species:	O. woodi
Binomial name
Omobranchus woodi (Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908)
Synonyms
Aspidontus woodi Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908

Size

This species can grow to a length of 8.0 centimetres (3.1 in) SL.^[3]

Etymology

The identity of the person honoured in this species' specific name is given as J. Wood of Natal who collected many marine specimens, including the type of this species.^[4]