Coralliozetus

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Coralliozetus
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Coralliozetus cardonae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Coralliozetus
Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1899
Type species
Coralliozetus cardonae
Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1899

Coralliozetus is a genus of chaenopsid blennies mostly found in the eastern Pacific Ocean with one species (C. cardonae) occurring in the western Atlantic Ocean. Additionally, one species (C. clausus) is endemic to Cocos Island, Costa Rica. [1]

Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: [2]

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<i>Acanthemblemaria atrata</i> Species of fish

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<i>Acanthemblemaria hancocki</i> Species of fish

Hancock's blenny is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs around Costa Rica and Panama, in the eastern central Pacific ocean. and can reach a maximum length of 4.5 cm (1.8 in) TL. This species feeds primarily on zooplankton. The specific name honours the leader of the expedition on which the type was collected, the oil magnate and philanthropist Captain George Allan Hancock (1875-1965).

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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. The specific name honours the ichthyologist Victor G. Springer of the US National Museum.

Coralliozetus angelicus, the Angel blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs from the Gulf of California to Acapulco, Mexico, in the eastern central Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 3.5 centimetres (1.4 in) TL. This species feeds primarily on zooplankton.

Coralliozetus boehlkei, the Barcheek blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found from the Gulf of California to Costa Rica, in the eastern central Pacific ocean. The specific name honours the ichthyologist James E. Böhlke (1930-1982) of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.

<i>Coralliozetus cardonae</i> Species of fish

Coralliozetus cardonae, the twinhorn blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs in the western Atlantic ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 8.5 centimetres (3.3 in) TL.

Coralliozetus micropes, the Scarletfin blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs in the eastern central Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 4 centimetres (1.6 in) TL. This species feeds primarily on zooplankton.

Emblemaria nivipes, the whiteback signal blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found around Costa Rica and Colombia, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 4.2 centimetres (1.7 in) SL. This species feeds primarily on zooplankton.

Emblemariopsis ramirezi is a species of chaenopsid blenny known from Venezuela, in the western central Atlantic ocean. The specific name honours Humberto Ramirez, who found this species and drew Cervigón's attention to it.

Stathmonotus culebrai, the Panamanian worm blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in rocky reefs around Costa Rica and Panama, in the eastern central Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL.

References

  1. 1 2 Hastings, Philip A. (2021-02-05). "The Pandemic Blenny, Coralliozetus clausus , a new species of tube blenny endemic to Isla del Coco, Costa Rica (Teleostei: Chaenopsidae)". Zootaxa. 4926 (2): 296–300. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4926.2.10. ISSN   1175-5334.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Coralliozetus in FishBase . February 2013 version.