Neoclinus chihiroe

Neoclinus chihiroe
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Neoclinus
Species: N. chihiroe
Binomial name
Neoclinus chihiroe
Fukao, 1987

Neoclinus chihiroe is a species of chaenopsid blenny found around Japan, in the northwest Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 4.8 centimetres (1.9 in) SL.[1]

Etymology

The specific name "chihiroe" refers to Chihiro Okazaki, the wife of Dr. Toshio Okazaki, whom Fukao credits with leading to the discovery of Neoclinus chihiroe sister taxon N. okazakii.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Neoclinus chihiroe" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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