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Cottoclinus canops

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Suborder
  
Blennioidei

Scientific name
  
Cottoclinus canops

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Labrisomidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Genus
  
Cottoclinus McCosker, J. S. Stephens & Rosenblatt, 2003

Similar
  
Dialommus fuscus, Auchenionchus microcirrhis, Starksia, Labrisomus multiporosus, Paraclinus

Cottoclinus canops is a species of labrisomid blenny endemic to the Galapagos Islands. Males of this species can reach a length of 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) SL while females can reach a length of 5.4 centimetres (2.1 in). It is the only known member of its genus.

References

Cottoclinus canops Wikipedia