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
- Fukao, R., 1987 (10 Dec.) Fishes of Neoclinus bryope species complex from Shirahama, Japan, with description of two new species. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 34 (no. 3): 291-308.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Neoclinus chihiroe" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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