''Ophiogobius jenynsi'' is a species of

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...

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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. 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 ''Gobius'' is a genus of fish in the family (biology), family Gobiidae native to fresh water, fresh, brackish water, brackish and Marine ecosystem, marine waters of and around Europe, Africa and Asia. It contains the typical gobies, being the typ ...

'', Hoese renamed the species in honour of Jenyns in 1976. This is the only species in its genus.

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Monotypic fish genera Gobiidae Fish described in 1976 {{Gobiidae-stub