barcheek blenny

Coralliozetus boehlkei

Blenny beneath Central Pacific

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

Coralliozetus boehlkei, the barcheek blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found from the Gulf of California to Costa Rica, in the eastern central Pacific ocean. The specific name honours the ichthyologist James E. Böhlke (1930–1982) of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Coralliozetus
Maximum length: 2.8 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of California to Costa Rica.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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