Coralliozetus angelicus

Coralliozetus angelicus, the Angel blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs from the Gulf of California to Acapulco, Mexico, in the eastern central Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 3.5 centimetres (1.4 in) TL. This species feeds primarily on zooplankton.[2]

Coralliozetus angelicus

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Coralliozetus
Species:
C. angelicus
Binomial name
Coralliozetus angelicus
(J. E. Böhlke & Mead, 1957)
Synonyms
  • Emblemaria angelica Böhlke & Mead, 1957

References

  • Böhlke, J. E. and G. W. Mead 1957 (26 July) A new blenny from the coast of western Mexico. Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 301: 1–8, Pl. 1.
  1. Bessudo, S.; Dominici-Arosemena, A.; Espinosa, H. & Hastings, P. (2010). "Coralliozetus angelicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183303A8090129. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183303A8090129.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Coralliozetus angelicus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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