About Chasmodes bosquianus (Lacepède, 1800)
Common Name and Taxonomic Classification
Chasmodes bosquianus, commonly known as the striped blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny.
Geographical Range
It occurs in the western Atlantic Ocean, ranging from New York to Florida.
Etymology of Specific Name
The species' specific name uses the suffix -ianus, which means "belonging to", and is given in reference to French naturalist Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc (1759–1828).
Original Description Basis
Bernard Germain de Lacépède based his original description of this blenny on notes written by Bosc.
