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Neoclinus chihiroe Fukao, 1987

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Blenniiformes (Blennies) > Chaenopsidae (Pike-, tube- and flagblennies)
Etymology: Neoclinus: Greek,neos = new + Greek, klinein, kline = sloping and bed, due to the four apophyses of sphenoid bone (Ref. 45335); chihiroe: Named after Mrs. Toshio Okazaki, Chihiroe is her given name. Chihiroe also means thousand fathoms.
Eponymy: Chihiro Okazaki is the the wife of Dr Toshio Okazaki (q.v.), whom Fukao credits with leading to the discovery of Neoclinus chihiroe sister taxon N. okazakii. Interestingly, ‘Chihiroe’ also means ‘thousand fathoms’. (Also see Okazaki) (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

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Marine; demersal. Temperate

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Northwest Pacific: Japan.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12609); 4.8 cm (female)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Fukao, R., 1987. Fishes of Neoclinus bryope species complex from Shirahama, Japan, with description of two new species. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 34(3):291-308. (Ref. 12609)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 24 March 2011

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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