Stathmonotus culebrai
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Stathmonotus culebrai, known commonly as the Panamanian worm blenny in the United Kingdom
, is a species of chaenopsid blenny
in the genus Stathmonotus
. It is found in rocky reef
s around Costa Rica
and Panama
, in the eastern central Pacific ocean. It was named by A. Seale in 1940, and can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, 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 Stathmonotus
Stathmonotus
Stathmonotus is a genus of chaenopsid blennies found in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.-Species:* Panamanian worm blenny, Stathmonotus culebrai * Naked blenny, Stathmonotus gymnodermis...
. It is found in rocky reef
Reef
In nautical terminology, a reef is a rock, sandbar, or other feature lying beneath the surface of the water ....
s around 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....
and Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
, in the eastern central Pacific ocean. It was named by A. Seale in 1940, and can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres.