Leonard Blomefield

Leonard Blomefield, Leonard Jenyns (25 May 1800–1 September 1893) – naturalist. In 1871 Jenyns changed his name to Blomefield in order to come into an inheritance.

Author abbreviation: Jenyns

Selected patronyms

• Jenynsiidae, now described as Anablepidae Garman, 1895
• Jenynsia Günther, 1866

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 10 taxon names authored by Leonard Blomefield
• Acanthoclinus Jenyns, 1841
  • Acanthoclinus fuscus Jenyns, 1841
• Arripis Jenyns, 1840
• Callichthys paleatus Jenyns, 1842, now described as Corydoras paleatus (Jenyns, 1842)
• Iluocoetes Jenyns, 1840
  • Iluocoetes fimbriatus Jenyns, 1842
• Clupea sagax Jenyns, 1842, now described as Sardinops sagax (Jenyns, 1842)
• Stegastes Jenyns, 1840
  • Stegastes imbricatus Jenyns, 1840
• Tetrodon annulatus Jenyns, 1842, now described as Sphoeroides annulatus (Jenyns, 1842)

Links

• Leonard Jenyns