Summary ²

Chasmodes bosquianus, the Striped blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Atlantic ocean, from New York to Florida.

Biology ³

Commonly found in oyster beds and on hard bottom, retreating, in winter, to deeper water. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205).

Size ⁴

Maximum size: 150 mm TL

Diagnostic description ⁵

Brown with wavy dark and light lines and spots along side (Ref. 26938). Compared with C. longimaxilla, maxillary length usually less than 15.5% and has 12 gill rakers (Ref. 43469).

Link to Access Genomic Data ⁶

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=521180&lvl=0

Sources and Credits

1. P. Oudart, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Chasmodes_bosquianus.jpg
2. Adapted by matbio from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chasmodes_bosquianus
3. Adapted by matbio from a work by (c) FishBase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/21005922
4. (c) FishWise Professional, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/24179368
5. (c) FishBase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/21005923
6. (c) matbio, all rights reserved

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