Ophiogobius jenynsi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Ophiogobius
Species:
O. jenynsi
Binomial name
Ophiogobius jenynsi
Hoese, 1976
Synonyms
  • Gobius ophicephalus Jenyns, 1842
  • Ophiogobius ophicephalus (Jenyns, 1842)

Ophiogobius jenynsi is a species of ray-finned fish from the biology Gobiidae, the true gobies. It is a demersal, marine species which is found off the coast of Chile in the intertidal zone. It feeds mainly on crustaceans.[1] This species was originally named as Gobius ophicephalus by Leonard Jenyns in 1842, subsequently misspelt as ophiocephalus, but this name was preoccupied by Pallas's 1811 Gobius ophiocephalus,[2] Hoese renamed the species in honour of Jenyns in 1976.[3] This is the only species in its genus.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Ophiogobius jenynsi" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
  2. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Ophiogobius jenynsi". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (14 July 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (I-p)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 13 September 2018.


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