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Teleostei (teleosts) > Blenniiformes (Blennies) > Labrisomidae (Labrisomids)
Etymology: Cottoclinus: Derived generic names Cottus and Clinus, referring to the cottid-like appearance of this blenny.; canops: Named for the normal structure of the cornea; Greek kanon for rule or standard, and ops for eye..
More on authors: McCosker, Stephens & Rosenblatt.

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Marine; pelagic-neritic. Subtropical

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Eastern Pacific: Galápagos.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75634); 5.4 cm SL (female)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 20 - 21; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 19; Vertebrae: 35. This species is moderately-sized and with the following characters: moderately elongated body (4.4-5.1 depth in SL); slightly depressed bulbous heed; fleshy lips; posterodorsal corner of maxillary slips into a cheek pouch; nasal, orbital and nuchal cirri small and fimbriate; no scales on breast and belly; scales are membranously expanded posteriorly to form pockets; spinous dorsal fin rays, compared to its soft rays are nearly level, lower and less numerous; only one anal fin spine; interradial membrane of anal fin incised almost up to the base of each ray; unbranched fin rays; convex cornea, eyeball with no vertical bar and heavy pigmentation; conical, stout and slightly recurved teeth; medial teeth of dentary larger than the lateral ones; with vomerine teeth, non on palatine (Ref. 75634).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Williams, Jeffrey T. | Collaborators

McCosker, J.E., J.S. Stephens and R.H. Rosenblatt, 2003. Cottoclinus canops, a new genus and species of blenny (Perciformes: Labrisomidae) from the Galápagos Islands. Proc. Calif. Acad. Scie. 54(8):155-160. (Ref. 75634)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 25 May 2007

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Cottoclinus canops McCosker, Stephens & Rosenblatt, 2003