Coralliozetus springeri
| Coralliozetus springeri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Chaenopsidae |
| Genus: | Coralliozetus |
| Species: | C. springeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Coralliozetus springeri J. S. Stephens & R. K. Johnson, 1966
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Coralliozetus springeri is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs from Costa Rica to Ecuador in the eastern central Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) TL. This species feeds primarily on zooplankton.[2] The specific name honours the ichthyologist Victor G. Springer of the US National Museum.[3]
References
[edit]- Stephens, J. S. Jr., E. S. Hobson, and R. K. Johnson 1966 (7 Sept.) Notes on distribution, behaviour, and morphological variation in some chaenopsid fishes from the tropical eastern Pacific, with descriptions of two new species, Acanthemblemaria castroi and Coralliozetus springeri. Copeia 1966 (no. 3): 424–438.
- ^ Bessudo, S.; Dominici-Arosemena, A.; Espinosa, H.; Hastings, P. (2010). "Coralliozetus springeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183319A8092713. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183319A8092713.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Coralliozetus springeri". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (10 November 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
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