Biology:Chasmodes
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Chasmodes | |
|---|---|
| Striped Blenny (C. bosquianus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Subfamily: | Salarinae |
| Genus: | Chasmodes Valenciennes, 1836 |
| Type species | |
| Blennius bosquianus Lacepède, 1800[1]
| |
Chasmodes is a small genus of combtooth blennies found in the western Atlantic Ocean.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Chasmodes bosquianus (Lacépède, 1800) (Striped blenny)
- Chasmodes longimaxilla J. T. Williams, 1983 (Stretchjaw blenny)
- Chasmodes saburrae D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Florida blenny)
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Chasmodes". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=1407.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Chasmodes in FishBase. February 2013 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q3354613 entry
