Chaenopsis stephensi
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Chaenopsis stephensi is a species of chaenopsid blenny
in the genus Chaenopsis
. It is found in coral reef
s around Venezuela
and Yucatan
, Mexico
, in the western central Atlantic ocean. It was named by C.R. Robins and John E. Randall in 1965.
Chaenopsidae
The blennioid family Chaenopsidae includes the pike-blennies, tube-blennies and flagblennies: all perciform marine fish. The family is strictly tropical, ranging from North to South America...
in the genus Chaenopsis
Chaenopsis
Chaenopsis is a genus of pikeblennies found in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.-Species:* Cortez pikeblenny, Chaenopsis coheni * Delta pikeblenny, Chaenopsis deltarrhis...
. It is found in coral reef
Coral reef
Coral reefs are underwater structures made from calcium carbonate secreted by corals. Coral reefs are colonies of tiny living animals found in marine waters that contain few nutrients. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, which in turn consist of polyps that cluster in groups. The polyps...
s around Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
and Yucatan
Yucatán
Yucatán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 106 municipalities and its capital city is Mérida....
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, in the western central Atlantic ocean. It was named by C.R. Robins and John E. Randall in 1965.