Neoclinus chihiroe 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 Neoclinus

Neoclinus

Neoclinus is a genus of chaenopsid blennies found in the Pacific ocean. It has nine described species.-Species:* Sarcastic fringehead, Neoclinus blanchardi * Neoclinus bryope...

. It is found around Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, in the northwest Pacific ocean. It was named by Ryuzo Fukao in 1987. Male Neoclinus chihiroe can reach a maximum length of 4.8 centimetres, while females can reach a maximum length of 4.83 centimetres. The specific name "chihiroe" refers to Chihiro Okazaki, the wife of Dr. Toshio Okazaki, whom Fukao credits with leading to the discovery of Neoclinus chihiroe sister taxon N. okazakii

Neoclinus okazakii

Neoclinus okazakii is a species of chaenopsid blenny in the genus Neoclinus. It is found in rocky reefs around Japan, in the northwestern Pacific ocean. It was named by Ryuzo Fukao in 1987. Male Neoclinus okazakii can reach a maximum length of 6.2 centimetres, while females can reach a maximum...

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