Neoclinus nudus
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Neoclinus nudus is a species of chaenopsid blenny
in the genus Neoclinus
. It is found in coral reef
s around Okinawa Island
, Japan
, and Taiwan
, in the northwest Pacific ocean. It was named by John S. Stephens, jr., and Victor Gruschka Springer in 1971. Male Neoclinus nudus can reach a maximum length of 5.2 centimetres, while females can reach a maximum length of 4.59 centimetres.
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 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 Okinawa Island
Okinawa Island
Okinawa Island is the largest of the Okinawa Islands and the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, and is home to Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture. The island has an area of...
, 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...
, and Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, in the northwest Pacific ocean. It was named by John S. Stephens, jr., and Victor Gruschka Springer in 1971. Male Neoclinus nudus can reach a maximum length of 5.2 centimetres, while females can reach a maximum length of 4.59 centimetres.