Chaenopsis alepidota, the orangethroat pikeblenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from California to the Gulf of California. It lives in holes excavated by worms in sandy areas.[2] Some notable distinguishing physical characteristics of the species within the Chaenopsis family are the number of dark lateral blotches and the main body color. The Chaenopsis alepidota species in particular has 11 blotches and has a pale and light green main body color. [3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Chaenopsidae |
| Genus: | Chaenopsis |
| Species: | C. alepidote
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| Chaenopsis alepidote (Gilbert, 1890)
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A subspecies of the orangethroat pikeblenny has been described, Chaenopsis alepidota californiensis Böhlke, 1957, but it is generally given as a synonym of this species.
References
edit- ^ Bessudo, S.; Dominici-Arosemena, A.; Espinosa, H.; Hastings, P. (2010). "Chaenopsis alepidota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183941A8203769. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183941A8203769.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chaenopsis alepidota". FishBase. February 2019 version.
- ^ Tavera, Jose (May 2021). "A new species of pikeblenny (Blenniiformes: Chaenopsidae: Chaenopsis) from the tropical eastern Pacific and a key to all species". Journal of Fish Biology. 99 (3): 888–895. doi:10.1111/jfb.14775. PMID 33942896. S2CID 233720248. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
External links
edit- Photos of Chaenopsis alepidota on Sealife Collection
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