Mccoskerichthys sandae

Mccoskerichthys sandae
Mccoskerichthys sandae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Mccoskerichthys
Species: M. sandae
Binomial name
Mccoskerichthys sandae
Rosenblatt & Stephens, 1978

Mccoskerichthys sandae, known commonly as the tufted blenny' in the United Kingdom,[1] is a species of chaenopsid blenny,[2] and the only species in the genus Mccoskerichthys.[3] It is found around Costa Rica and Panama, in the eastern central Pacific ocean.[2] It was named by R.H. Rosenblatt and J.S. Stephens jr. in 1978,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 8 centimetres.[2] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of small crustaceans including copepods, amphipods, and ostracods.[5]

References

  1. ^ Common names for Mccoskerichthys sandae at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b c Mccoskerichthys sandae at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ List of species in Mccoskerichthys at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Rosenblatt, R. H. and J. S., Jr. Stephens 1978 (15 May) [ref. 3810] Mccoskerichthys sandae, a new and unusual chaenopsid blenny from the Pacific coast of Panama and Costa Rica. Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) No. 293: 1-22.
  5. ^ Food items for Mccoskerichthys sandae at www.fishbase.org.


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