Orangethroat pikeblenny
Chaenopsis alepidota
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A pikeblenny from the eastern Pacific, from California to the Gulf of California, that lives in abandoned worm tubes in sandy bottoms.
- Scientific name
- Chaenopsis alepidota
- Family
- Chaenopsidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Chaenopsidae
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Synonyms
- Chaenopsis alepidota alepidota, Chaenopsis alepidota californiensis, Lucioblennius alepidotus, Lucioblennius lucius
Origin
- Native region
- América do Norte
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 15 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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