Ophiogobius jenynsi | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Ophiogobius |
Species: | O. jenynsi
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Binomial name | |
Ophiogobius jenynsi
Hoese, 1976
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Synonyms | |
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Ophiogobius jenynsi is a species of ray-finned fish from the biology Gobiidae, the true gobies. It is a demersal, marine species which is found off the coast of Chile in the intertidal zone. It feeds mainly on crustaceans. [1] This species was originally named as Gobius ophicephalus by Leonard Jenyns in 1842, subsequently misspelt as ophiocephalus, but this name was preoccupied by Pallas's 1811 Gobius ophiocephalus, [2] Hoese renamed the species in honour of Jenyns in 1976. [3] This is the only species in its genus. [2]
Ophiogobius jenynsi | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Ophiogobius |
Species: | O. jenynsi
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Binomial name | |
Ophiogobius jenynsi
Hoese, 1976
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Synonyms | |
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Ophiogobius jenynsi is a species of ray-finned fish from the biology Gobiidae, the true gobies. It is a demersal, marine species which is found off the coast of Chile in the intertidal zone. It feeds mainly on crustaceans. [1] This species was originally named as Gobius ophicephalus by Leonard Jenyns in 1842, subsequently misspelt as ophiocephalus, but this name was preoccupied by Pallas's 1811 Gobius ophiocephalus, [2] Hoese renamed the species in honour of Jenyns in 1976. [3] This is the only species in its genus. [2]