Coralliozetus boehlkei
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Coralliozetus boehlkei, known commonly as the Barcheek blenny in Mexico
, is a species of chaenopsid blenny
in the genus Coralliozetus
. It is found from the Gulf of California
to Costa Rica
, in the eastern central Pacific ocean. It was named by John S. Stephens, jr., in 1963.
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...
, is a species of chaenopsid blenny
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 Coralliozetus
Coralliozetus
Coralliozetus is a genus of fish in the Chaenopsidae family. It has eight described species.-Species:* Tayrona blenny * Angel blenny, Coralliozetus angelicus...
. It is found from the Gulf of California
Gulf of California
The Gulf of California is a body of water that separates the Baja California Peninsula from the Mexican mainland...
to Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
, in the eastern central Pacific ocean. It was named by John S. Stephens, jr., in 1963.