Chaenopsidae
| Chaenopsidae | |
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| Emblemaria atlantica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Chaenopsidae T. N. Gill , 1865
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The
blennioid family Chaenopsidae includes the pike-blennies, tube-blennies, and flagblennies, all percomorph marine fish in the order Blenniiformes.[2] The family is strictly tropical, ranging from North to South America. Members are also present in waters off Japan, Taiwan and Korea. Fourteen genera and 91 species are represented, the largest being the sarcastic fringehead, Neoclinus blanchardi, at 30 cm (12 in) in length; most are much smaller, and the group includes perhaps the smallest of all vertebrates, Acanthemblemaria paula, measuring just 1.3 cm (0.51 in) long as an adult.[3]
With highly compressed bodies, some may be so elongated as to appear
anal fin.[2]
The habit of taking up home in abandoned worm tubes has earned some species in this family the name "tube-blenny". Many will also inhabit empty clam shells, which also serve as nesting sites; males are known to guard the brood. Some species have dorsal fins which are significantly higher towards the head, explaining the moniker "flagblenny". Crustaceans make up the bulk of the chaenopsid diet.[4]
At least one species found in the
stony coral, Meandrina meandrites.[5]
According to some authorities the Chaenopsidae is not
Mccoskerichthys, be placed in the tribe Neoclinini, stating that further study is required to clarify this clade's true relationships.[6]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). "Chaenopsidae" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. Archived from the originalon 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
- ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
- ^ "Chaenopsidae Pike- Tuve- and Flagblennies Pike blennies". Discover Life. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Maureen E. Butter; Marlies Wapstra & Erik1980 van Dijk (1980). "Meandrina meandrites and Emblemariopsis diaphana First record of a Relationship between a Stony Coral and a Fish, similar to Fish/Anemone Relationships". Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde. 50 (1): 87–95.
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