Chaenopsis alepidota

Chaenopsis alepidota, the orangethroat pikeblenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from California to the Gulf of California. It lives in holes excavated by worms in sandy areas.^[2] Some notable distinguishing physical characteristics of the species within the Chaenopsis family are the number of dark lateral blotches and the main body color. The Chaenopsis alepidota species in particular has 11 blotches and has a pale and light green main body color.^[3]

Chaenopsis alepidota
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Chaenopsidae
Genus:	Chaenopsis
Species:	C. alepidote
Binomial name
Chaenopsis alepidote (Gilbert, 1890)
Synonyms
Lucioblennius alepidotus Gilbert, 1890 Lucioblennius lucius Osburn & Nichols, 1916 Chaenopsis alepidota californiensis Böhlke, 1957

A subspecies of the orangethroat pikeblenny has been described, Chaenopsis alepidota californiensis Böhlke, 1957, but it is generally given as a synonym of this species.