Myxodes
Encyclopedia
Myxodes is a genus
of clinids found in the southeastern Pacific Ocean
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of clinids found in the southeastern Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
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Species
- Sailfin clinid, Myxodes cristatusMyxodes cristatusMyxodes cristatus, known commonly as the Sailfin clinid in the United Kingdom, is a species of clinid in the genus Myxodes. It is a temperate blenny found around Chile, in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. It was named by Achille Valenciennes in 1836....
(Valenciennes, 1836) - Myxodes ornatusMyxodes ornatusMyxodes ornatus is a species of clinid in the genus Myxodes. It is a subtropical blenny found around Chile, in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. It was named by John S. Stephens jr. and Victor Grushcka Springer in 1974....
(Stephens & Springer, 1974) - Myxodes viridisMyxodes viridisMyxodes viridis is a species of clinid in the genus Myxodes. It is a tropical blenny found from Peru to Chile, in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. It was named by Achille Valenciennes in 1836, and can reach a maximum length of 13.5 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of...
(Valenciennes, 1836)