Coralliozetus micropes
| Coralliozetus micropes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Chaenopsidae |
| Genus: | Coralliozetus |
| Species: | C. micropes |
| Binomial name | |
| Coralliozetus micropes (Beebe & Tee-Van, 1938) | |
| Synonyms | |
Beebe & Tee-Van, 1938 | |
Coralliozetus micropes, the Scarletfin blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs in the eastern central Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 4 centimetres (1.6 in) TL. This species feeds primarily on zooplankton.[1]
References
- Beebe, W. and J. Tee-Van, 1938 (28 Sept.) Eastern Pacific expeditions of the New York Zoological Society, XV. Seven new marine fishes from Lower California. Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 23 (pt 3, no. 15): 299-312, Pls. 1-3.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Coralliozetus micropes" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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