Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Chaenopsidae Scientific name Neoclinus chihiroe | Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes Genus Neoclinus Rank Species | |
Similar Neoclinus bryope, Neoclinus, Chaenopsidae | ||
Neoclinus chihiroe is a species of chaenopsid blenny found around Japan, in the northwest Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 4.8 centimetres (1.9 in) SL.
Etymology
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.
References
Neoclinus chihiroe Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA