Neoclinus toshimaensis
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Neoclinus toshimaensis is a species of chaenopsid blenny
in the genus Neoclinus
. It is found in rocky reef
s around Japan
, in the northwest Pacific ocean. It was named by Ryuzo Fukao in 1980, and can reach a maximum length of 7 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of benthic algae
and weeds.
Chaenopsidae
The blennioid family Chaenopsidae includes the pike-blennies, tube-blennies and flagblennies: all perciform marine fish. The family is strictly tropical, ranging from North to South America...
in the genus Neoclinus
Neoclinus
Neoclinus is a genus of chaenopsid blennies found in the Pacific ocean. It has nine described species.-Species:* Sarcastic fringehead, Neoclinus blanchardi * Neoclinus bryope...
. It is found in rocky reef
Reef
In nautical terminology, a reef is a rock, sandbar, or other feature lying beneath the surface of the water ....
s around Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, in the northwest Pacific ocean. It was named by Ryuzo Fukao in 1980, and can reach a maximum length of 7 centimetres. Blennies in this species feed primarily off of benthic algae
Algae
Algae are a large and diverse group of simple, typically autotrophic organisms, ranging from unicellular to multicellular forms, such as the giant kelps that grow to 65 meters in length. They are photosynthetic like plants, and "simple" because their tissues are not organized into the many...
and weeds.