Chaenopsis
Appearance
Chaenopsis | |
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Chaenopsis ocellata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Chaenopsidae |
Genus: | Chaenopsis T. N. Gill, 1865 |
Type species | |
Chaenopsis ocellatus Poey, 1865
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Chaenopsis is a genus of pikeblennies found in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
Species
[edit]There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Chaenopsis alepidota (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Orangethroat pikeblenny)
- Chaenopsis celeste Tavera, 2021 (Celeste's pikeblenny)
- Chaenopsis coheni J. E. Böhlke, 1957 (Cortez pikeblenny)
- Chaenopsis deltarrhis J. E. Böhlke, 1957 (Delta pikeblenny)
- Chaenopsis limbaughi C. R. Robins & J. E. Randall, 1965 (Yellowface pikeblenny)
- Chaenopsis megalops Smith-Vaniz, 2000
- Chaenopsis ocellata Poey, 1865 (Bluethroat pikeblenny)
- Chaenopsis resh C. R. Robins & J. E. Randall, 1965
- Chaenopsis roseola Hastings & Shipp, 1981 (Flecked pikeblenny)
- Chaenopsis schmitti J. E. Böhlke, 1957 (Yellow-mouth pikeblenny)
- Chaenopsis stephensi C. R. Robins & J. E. Randall, 1965
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Chaenopsis". FishBase. February 2013 version.