Coralliozetus springeri

Short description: Species of fish

Coralliozetus springeri

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Blenniiformes
Family:  | Chaenopsidae
Genus:  | Coralliozetus
Species:  |

C. springeri

Binomial name
Coralliozetus springeri

J. S. Stephens & R. K. Johnson, 1966

Coralliozetus springeri is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs from Costa Rica to Ecuador in the eastern central Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) TL. This species feeds primarily on zooplankton.[2] The specific name honours the ichthyologist Victor G. Springer of the US National Museum.[3]

## References

* Stephens, J. S. Jr., E. S. Hobson, and R. K. Johnson 1966 (7 Sept.) Notes on distribution, behaviour, and morphological variation in some chaenopsid fishes from the tropical eastern Pacific, with descriptions of two new species, Acanthemblemaria castroi and Coralliozetus springeri. Copeia 1966 (no. 3): 424–438.

1. ↑ Bessudo, S.; Dominici-Arosemena, A.; Espinosa, H.; Hastings, P. (2010). "Coralliozetus springeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T183319A8092713. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183319A8092713.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/183319/8092713. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Coralliozetus springeri" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
3. ↑ "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 10 November 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/blenniiformes3/. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

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