Yellowface pikeblenny
| Yellowface pikeblenny | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Chaenopsidae |
| Genus: | Chaenopsis |
| Species: | C. limbaughi |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaenopsis limbaughi C. R. Robins & J. E. Randall, 1965 | |
The yellowface pikeblenny (Chaenopsis limbaughi) is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs in the western central Atlantic, including the Bahamas and Caribbean. It can reach a maximum length of 8.5 centimetres (3.3 in) TL. This species feeds primarily on crustaceans, finfish, and worms and can be found in the commercial aquarium trade.[2] The specific name honours the zoologist, diver and underwater photographer Conrad Limbaugh (1925-1960).[3]
References
- ↑ Williams, J.T. (2025). "Chaenopsis limbaughi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2025 e.T46104124A67941397. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-2.RLTS.T46104124A67941397.en. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chaenopsis limbaughi". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (10 November 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- Robins, C. R. and J. E. Randall (28 October 1965). "Three new western Atlantic fishes of the blennioid genus Chaenopsis, with notes on the related Lucayablennius zingaro". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 117 (6): 213–234.
External links
- Photos of Yellowface pikeblenny in the Sealife Collection