Chaenopsis
Chaenopsis is a genus of pikeblennies found in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
| Chaenopsis | |
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| C. resh | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Chaenopsidae |
| Genus: | Chaenopsis T. N. Gill, 1865 |
| Type species | |
| Chaenopsis ocellatus Poey, 1865 | |
Species
There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Chaenopsis alepidota (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Orangethroat 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
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Chaenopsis in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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