Biology:Chaenopsis stephensi

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Chaenopsis stephensi
Chaenopsis stephensi.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Chaenopsis
Species:
C. stephensi
Binomial name
Chaenopsis stephensi
C. R. Robins & J. E. Randall, 1965

Chaenopsis stephensi is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs around Venezuela and Yucatan, Mexico, in the western central Atlantic ocean.[2] The specific name honours the environmental biologist John S. Stephens, Jr.[3]

References

  • Robins, C. R. and J. E. Randall 1965 (28 Oct.) Three new western Atlantic fishes of the blennioid genus Chaenopsis, with notes on the related Lucayablennius zingaro. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 117 (no. 6): 213–234.
  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Chaenopsis stephensi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T47142337A48392613. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T47142337A48392613.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/47142337/48392613. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Chaenopsis stephensi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 10 November 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/blenniiformes3/. Retrieved 11 April 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5066574 entry