Chasmodes
Appearance
Chasmodes | |
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Striped Blenny (C. bosquianus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Blenniidae |
Subfamily: | Salarinae |
Genus: | Chasmodes Valenciennes, 1836 |
Type species | |
Blennius bosquianus Lacepède, 1800[1]
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Chasmodes is a small genus of combtooth blennies found in the western Atlantic Ocean.
Species
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Chasmodes". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Chasmodes". FishBase. February 2013 version.
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