Chaenopsis ocellata

Chaenopsis ocellata
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Chaenopsidae
Genus:	Chaenopsis
Species:	C. ocellata
Binomial name
Chaenopsis ocellata Poey, 1865

Chaenopsis ocellata, the bluethroat pikeblenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs in the western Atlantic ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 12.5 centimetres (4.9 in) TL. It can also be found in the commercial aquarium trade.

References

• Gill, T. N. 1865 (May) 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.]

External links

• Photos of Chaenopsis ocellata in the Sealife Collection

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