Chaenopsis deltarrhis

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

Chaenopsis deltarrhis, the Delta pikeblenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found from Costa Rica to Colombia, in the eastern central Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) TL. This species feeds primarily on zooplankton.[1]

References

  • Böhlke, J. E. 1957 (26 July) 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.
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Chaenopsis deltarrhis" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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