Mccoskerichthys sandae | |
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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]