Myxodes viridis
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Myxodes 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 zoobenthos, and are preyed upon by Pinguipes chilensis.
Clinid
Clinids are blennioids; perciform marine fish of the family Clinidae. Temperate blennies, the family ranges from the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, in both the Southern and Northern Hemisphere...
in the genus Myxodes
Myxodes
Myxodes is a genus of clinids found in the southeastern Pacific Ocean.-Species:* Sailfin clinid, Myxodes cristatus * Myxodes ornatus * Myxodes viridis...
. It is a tropical blenny found from Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
to Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, 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...
. It was named by Achille Valenciennes
Achille Valenciennes
Achille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
in 1836, and can reach a maximum length of 13.5 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of zoobenthos, and are preyed upon by Pinguipes chilensis.