Chaenopsis deltarrhis

Chaenopsis deltarrhis
Chaenopsis deltarrhis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Chaenopsis
Species: C. deltarrhis
Binomial name
Chaenopsis deltarrhis
Böhlke, 1957

Chaenopsis deltarrhis, known commonly as the Delta pikeblenny,[1] is a species of chaenopsid blenny in the genus Chaenopsis.[2] It is found from Costa Rica to Colombia, in the eastern central Pacific ocean.[2] It was named by J.E. Böhlke in 1957,[3] and can reach a maximum length of 7.5 centimetres.[2] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of zooplankton.[4]

References

  1. ^ Common names for Chaenopsis deltarrhis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b c Chaenopsis deltarrhis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Böhlke, J. E. 1957 (26 July) [ref. 599] A review of the blenny genus Chaenopsis, and the description of a related new genus from the Bahamas. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 109: 81-103, Pls. 5-6.
  4. ^ Food items for Chaenopsis deltarrhis at www.fishbase.org.


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