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Chaenopsis ocellata Poey, 1865 Bluethroat pikeblenny |
| Family: | Chaenopsidae (Pike-, tube- and flagblennies) | |||
| Max. size: | 12.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 5 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Atlantic: southeastern Florida, USA and the Bahamas to Cuba. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 21-21; Dorsal soft rays (total): 34-34. Snout V shaped when viewed from above. Head dark with blue gill membranes. | |||
| Biology: | Inhabits worm tubes in seagrass beds, often in turbid inshore waters. Usually solitary. Very territorial (Ref. 9710). Occasionally found to depths of 12 m (Ref. 26938). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 18 October 2007 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||