Mccoskerichthys sandae
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| Genus: | Mccoskerichthys Rosenblatt & J. S. Stephens, 1978
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| Species: | M. sandae
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Mccoskerichthys sandae, the Tufted blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny, found around Costa Rica and Panama, in the eastern central Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL. This species feeds primarily on small crustaceans including copepods, amphipods, and ostracods. It is the only known member of its genus.[1]
References
- Rosenblatt, R. H. and J. S., Jr. Stephens 1978 (15 May) Mccoskerichthys sandae, a new and unusual chaenopsid blenny from the Pacific coast of Panama and Costa Rica. Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) No. 293: 1-22.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mccoskerichthys sandae". FishBase. February 2013 version.
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