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Chaenopsis

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Chaenopsis is a genus of pikeblennies found in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilyChaenopsidae
Habitatmarine

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Specimen records
29
With media
4
Family
Chaenopsidae
Collections
CICIMAR-IPN, TCWC, USNM, SIO, CAS, LACM
Recorded in
Mexico, Belize, Panama, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, United States, Cuba

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Chaenopsidae
Image
Chaenopsis resh.JPG
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Commons category
Chaenopsis
taxon name
Chaenopsis
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Chaenopsis
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Encyclopedic overview

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Chaenopsis is a genus of pikeblennies found in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.

==Species== There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus: 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

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