Chaenopsis ocellata

Chaenopsis ocellata
Chaenopsis ocellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Chaenopsis
Species: C. ocellata
Binomial name
Chaenopsis ocellata
Poey, 1865

Chaenopsis ocellata, known commonly as the Bluethroat pikeblenny in the Bahamas, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the United States,[1] is a species of chaenopsid blenny in the genus Chaenopsis.[2] It is found in coral reefs in the western Atlantic ocean.[2] It was named by Felipe Poey in 1865,[3] and can reach a maximum length of 12.5 centimetres.[2] It is a commercial aquarium fish.[2]

References

  1. ^ Common names for Chaenopsis ocellata at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b c d Chaenopsis ocellata at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Gill, T. N. 1865 (May) [ref. 1676] On a new family type of fishes related to the blennioids. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York v. 8 (art. 15): 141-144, Pl. 3. [Reprint published between May and July 1865, plate probably in 1866.]


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