Coralliozetus springeri Stephens & Johnson, 1966
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Coralliozetus springeri is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs from Costa Rica to Ecuador in the eastern central Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) TL. This species feeds primarily on zooplankton. The specific name honours the ichthyologist Victor G. Springer of the US National Museum.
Wikipedia contributors, Coralliozetus springeri; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:23:59.974824+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Coralliozetus springeri Stephens & Johnson, 1966
- Name authority
- Stephens & Johnson, 1966
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Chaenopsidae
- Genus
- Coralliozetus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderBlenniiformes
- familyChaenopsidae Gill, 1865
- genusCoralliozetus Evermann & Marsh, 1899
- speciesCoralliozetus springeri Stephens & Johnson, 1966
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Coralliozetus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| angel blennyCoralliozetus angelicus (Böhlke & Mead, 1957) | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| zebraface blennyCoralliozetus micropes (Beebe & Tee-Van, 1938) | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| spikefin blennyCoralliozetus rosenblatti Stephens, 1963 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| barcheek blennyCoralliozetus boehlkei Stephens, 1963 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coralliozetus cardonae Evermann & Marsh, 1899 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Stephens, J. S., Jr.; Hobson, E. S.; Johnson, R. K. (1966). Notes on distribution, behavior, and morphological variation in some chaenopsid fishes from the tropical eastern Pacific, with descriptions of two new species, Acanthemblemaria castroi and Coralliozetus springeri. Copeia, 1966 (no. 3): 424–438. https://doi.org/10.2307/1441061 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5ZZJS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.