''Chasmodes'' is a small
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
combtooth blennies found in the western
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...
.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Chasmodes bosquianus
''Chasmodes bosquianus'', the striped blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Atlantic ocean, from New York to Florida. The specific name uses the suffix''-ianus'' to denote "belonging to" and refers to the French natural ...
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( Lacépède, 1800) (Striped blenny)
* ''
Chasmodes longimaxilla''
J. T. Williams, 1983 (Stretchjaw blenny)
* ''
Chasmodes saburrae''
D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Florida blenny)
References
Salarinae
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