Coralliozetus rosenblatti explained

Coralliozetus rosenblatti, the spikefin blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs in the eastern central Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 3.5cm (01.4inches) TL. This species feeds primarily on zooplankton.^[1] The specific name honours the ichthyologist Richard H. Rosenblatt (1930-2014) of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.^[2]

References

• Stephens, J. S. Jr. 1963 (31 Dec.) A revised classification of the blennioid fishes of the American family Chaenopsidae. University of California Publications in Zoology v. 68: 1–165, Pls. 1-15.

Notes and References

1. Food items for Coralliozetus rosenblatti
2. Web site: Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE . ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 10 November 2018 . 11 April 2019.