Cottoclinus canops

Cottoclinus canops
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Blennioidei
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Cottoclinus
McCosker, J. S. Stephens & Rosenblatt, 2003
Species: C. canops
Binomial name
Cottoclinus canops
McCosker, J. S. Stephens & Rosenblatt, 2003

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.[2]

References

  1. Hastings, P. & McCosker, J. 2010. Cottoclinus canops. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.>. Downloaded on 20 November 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Cottoclinus canops" in FishBase. October 2013 version.


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