Coralliozetus cardonae

Coralliozetus cardonae
Coralliozetus cardonae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Coralliozetus
Species: C. cardonae
Binomial name
Coralliozetus cardonae
Evermann & Marsh, 1899
Synonyms
  • Chaenopsis cardonae (Evermann & Marsh, 1899)[1]

Coralliozetus cardonae, known commonly as the Twinhorn blenny in the Bahamas, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the United States,[2] is a species of chaenopsid blenny in the genus Coralliozetus.[3] It is found in coral reefs in the western Atlantic ocean.[3] It was named by B.W. Evermann and M.C. Marsh in 1899,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 8.5 centimetres.[3]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Coralliozetus cardonae at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Coralliozetus cardonae at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Coralliozetus cardonae at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Evermann, B. W. and M. C. Marsh 1899 (19 Dec.) [ref. 1283] Descriptions of new genera and species of fishes from Puerto Rico. Report of the United States Fish Commission v. 25 [1899]: 351-362.


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