Chasmodes is a small genus of combtooth blennies found in the western Atlantic Ocean.
| Chasmodes | |
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| Striped Blenny (C. bosquianus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Subfamily: | Salarinae |
| Genus: | Chasmodes Valenciennes, 1836 |
| Type species | |
| Blennius bosquianus Lacepède, 1800[1]
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Species edit
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Chasmodes bosquianus (Lacépède, 1800) (Striped blenny)
- Chasmodes longimaxilla J. T. Williams, 1983 (Stretchjaw blenny)
- Chasmodes saburrae D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Florida blenny)
References edit
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Chasmodes". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Chasmodes in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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