Neoclinus stephensae Hubbs, 1953 is a animal in the Chaenopsidae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Neoclinus stephensae Hubbs, 1953

Neoclinus stephensae Hubbs, 1953

The yellowfin fringehead (Neoclinus stephensae) is a chaenopsid blenny from the eastern Pacific, reaching 10 cm TL, named for centenarian conchologist Kate Stephens.

Family
Genus
Neoclinus
Order
Perciformes
Class

About Neoclinus stephensae Hubbs, 1953

Neoclinus stephensae, commonly known as the yellowfin fringehead, is a species of chaenopsid blenny that is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean. This species can grow to a maximum total length of 10 centimetres, which equals 3.9 inches. Its specific scientific epithet honors Kate Stephens, the collector of the species' type specimen. Stephens was a British-American conchologist who served as Curator of Mollusks and Marine Invertebrates at the San Diego Natural History Museum, and she was over 100 years old when this species was formally described in 1953 by Hubbs.

Photo: (c) Phil Garner, all rights reserved, uploaded by Phil Garner

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Perciformes Chaenopsidae Neoclinus

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