''Chaenopsis'' is a genus of pikeblennies found in the

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and

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oceans.

Species

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Chaenopsis alepidota ''Chaenopsis alepidota'', the orangethroat pikeblenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from California to the Gulf of California The Gulf of California ( es, Golfo de California), also known as the Sea of ...

'' ( C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Orangethroat pikeblenny) * ''

Chaenopsis coheni The Cortez pikeblenny (''Chaenopsis coheni'') is a species of chaenopsid blenny found around the Isla Angel de la Guarda, in the Gulf of California, in the eastern central Pacific ocean. It has not been recorded since 1965. The specific name hon ...

'' J. E. Böhlke, 1957 (Cortez pikeblenny) * ''

Chaenopsis deltarrhis The Delta pikeblenny (''Chaenopsis deltarrhis'') is a species of chaenopsid blenny found from Costa Rica to Colombia, in the eastern central Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of TL. This species feeds primarily on zooplankton Z ...

'' J. E. Böhlke, 1957 (Delta pikeblenny) * ''

Chaenopsis limbaughi The yellowface pikeblenny (''Chaenopsis limbaughi'') is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs in the western central Atlantic, including the Bahamas and Caribbean. It can reach a maximum length of TL. This species feeds primaril ...

'' C. R. Robins & J. E. Randall, 1965 (Yellowface pikeblenny) * ''

Chaenopsis megalops ''Chaenopsis megalops'' is a species of chaenopsid blenny found around Colombia, in the western central Atlantic Ocean. References * Smith-Vaniz, W. F. 2000 (29 Dec.) ef. 25062''A new species of pikeblenny, Chaenopsis megalops, from the south ...

'' Smith-Vaniz, 2000 * ''

Chaenopsis ocellata The bluethroat pikeblenny (''Chaenopsis ocellata'') is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs in the western Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers appr ...

'' Poey, 1865 (Bluethroat pikeblenny) * ''

Chaenopsis resh ''Chaenopsis resh'' is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs around Venezuela and Colombia, in the western central Atlantic Ocean. It can reach a maximum length of TL. References * Robins, C. R. and J. E. Randall 1965 (28 Oct.) ...

'' C. R. Robins & J. E. Randall, 1965 * ''

Chaenopsis roseola The flecked pikeblenny (''Chaenopsis roseola'') is a species of chaenopsid blenny found around the United States in the western Atlantic ocean. It can reach a maximum length of SL. References ;Notes ;Bibliography * Hastings, P. A. and R. L. ...

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& Shipp, 1981 (Flecked pikeblenny) * ''

Chaenopsis schmitti The yellow-mouth pikeblenny (''Chaenopsis schmitti'') is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs in the eastern central Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of TL. The specific name honours the carcinologist Waldo L. Schmit ...

'' J. E. Böhlke, 1957 (Yellow-mouth pikeblenny) * ''

Chaenopsis stephensi ''Chaenopsis stephensi'' is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs around Venezuela and Yucatan, Mexico, in the western central Atlantic ocean. The specific name Specific name may refer to: * in Database management systems, a syste ...

'' C. R. Robins & J. E. Randall, 1965

References

Chaenopsidae {{Chaenopsidae-stub