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Yellow-mouth pikeblenny (Chaenopsis schmitti)
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Yellow-mouth pikeblenny (Chaenopsis schmitti) specimen
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Chaenopsidae

Yellow-mouth pikeblenny

Chaenopsis schmitti

Blenny from the Pacific Ocean

  • Yellow
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • South America
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Chaenopsis schmitti, the yellow-mouth pikeblenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs in the eastern central Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL. The specific name honours the carcinologist Waldo L. Schmitt (1887–1977) who was Curator of the Division of Marine Invertebrates in the US National Museum and who was responsible for the collection of the two types.

Maximum length
8 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Costa Rica to Colombia and the Galapagos Islands.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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