Chaenopsis alepidota

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Chaenopsis alepidota
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Chaenopsis
Species:
C. alepidote
Binomial name
Chaenopsis alepidote
(Gilbert, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Lucioblennius alepidotusGilbert, 1890
  • Lucioblennius lucius Osburn & Nichols, 1916
  • Chaenopsis alepidota californiensisBöhlke, 1957

Chaenopsis alepidota, the orangethroat pikeblenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from California to the Gulf of California. It lives in holes excavated by worms in sandy areas. [2] Some notable distinguishing physical characteristics of the species within the Chaenopsis family are the number of dark lateral blotches and the main body color. The Chaenopsis alepidota species in particular has 11 blotches and has a pale and light green main body color. [3]

A subspecies of the orangethroat pikeblenny has been described, Chaenopsis alepidota californiensis Böhlke, 1957, but it is generally given as a synonym of this species.

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References

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  3. Tavera, Jose (May 2021). "A new species of pikeblenny (Blenniiformes: Chaenopsidae: Chaenopsis) from the tropical eastern Pacific and a key to all species". Journal of Fish Biology. 99 (3): 888–895. doi:10.1111/jfb.14775. PMID   33942896. S2CID   233720248 . Retrieved 17 March 2023.