''Chaenopsis'' is a genus of
pikeblennies found in the
Pacific
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and
Atlantic
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oceans.
Species
There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Chaenopsis alepidota''
( C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Orangethroat pikeblenny)
* ''
Chaenopsis celeste''
Tavera, 2021 (Celeste's pikeblenny)
* ''
Chaenopsis coheni''
J. E. Böhlke, 1957 (Cortez pikeblenny)
* ''
Chaenopsis deltarrhis
''Chaenopsis deltarrhis'', the Delta pikeblenny, 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
Zoo ...
''
J. E. Böhlke, 1957 (Delta pikeblenny)
* ''
Chaenopsis limbaughi''
C. R. Robins & J. E. Randall, 1965 (Yellowface pikeblenny)
* ''
Chaenopsis megalops''
Smith-Vaniz, 2000
* ''
Chaenopsis ocellata''
Poey, 1865 (Bluethroat pikeblenny)
* ''
Chaenopsis resh''
C. R. Robins & J. E. Randall, 1965
* ''
Chaenopsis roseola''
Hastings
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& Shipp, 1981 (Flecked pikeblenny)
* ''
Chaenopsis schmitti''
J. E. Böhlke, 1957 (Yellow-mouth pikeblenny)
* ''
Chaenopsis stephensi''
C. R. Robins & J. E. Randall, 1965
References
Chaenopsidae
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