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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Blenniidae Combtooth blennies
Subfamily: Salariinae
Genus: Entomacrodus

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27 species (see list below)

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Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 6.9 cm SL
Entomacrodus cadenati Springer, 1967

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Entomacrodus cadenati
[West African rockhopper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 6.2 cm SL
Entomacrodus caudofasciatus (Regan, 1909)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Entomacrodus caudofasciatus
[Tail-barred rockskipper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
Entomacrodus chapmani Springer, 1967

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Entomacrodus chapmani
[Chapman's blenny]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Entomacrodus chiostictus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Entomacrodus chiostictus
[Rock blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Entomacrodus corneliae (Fowler, 1932)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Entomacrodus corneliae
[Cornelia's rockskipper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 2.7 cm SL
Entomacrodus cymatobiotus Schultz & Chapman, 1960

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Entomacrodus cymatobiotus
[Pacific rockskipper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Entomacrodus decussatus (Bleeker, 1858)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Entomacrodus decussatus
[Wavy-lined blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Entomacrodus epalzeocheilos (Bleeker, 1859)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Entomacrodus epalzeocheilos
[Fringelip rockskipper]

Photo by Springer & Fricke, 2000

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6.8 cm SL
Entomacrodus lemuria Springer & Fricke, 2000

Photo by Springer & Fricke, 2000
 
Entomacrodus lemuria
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 11.8 cm FL
Entomacrodus lighti (Herre, 1938)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Entomacrodus lighti
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific

Entomacrodus longicirrus Springer, 1967

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Entomacrodus longicirrus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 4.2 cm SL
Entomacrodus macrospilus Springer, 1967

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Entomacrodus macrospilus
[Bigspot rockskipper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 15.2 cm SL
Entomacrodus marmoratus (Bennett, 1828)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Entomacrodus marmoratus
[Rockskipper]

Photo by Johnson, L.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Entomacrodus nigricans Gill, 1859

Photo by Johnson, L.
 
Entomacrodus nigricans
[Pearl blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Entomacrodus niuafoouensis (Fowler, 1932)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Entomacrodus niuafoouensis
[Tattoo-chin rockskipper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 8.8 cm SL
Entomacrodus randalli Springer, 1967

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Entomacrodus randalli
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Entomacrodus rofeni Springer, 1967

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Entomacrodus rofeni
[Rofen's rockskipper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Entomacrodus sealei Bryan & Herre, 1903

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Entomacrodus sealei
[Seale's rockskipper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4.3 cm SL
Entomacrodus solus Williams & Bogorodsky, 2010

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Entomacrodus solus
[]

Photo by Shiina, M.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Entomacrodus stellifer (Jordan & Snyder, 1902)

Photo by Shiina, M.
 
Entomacrodus stellifer
[Stellar rockskipper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm SL
Entomacrodus strasburgi Springer, 1967

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Entomacrodus strasburgi
[Strasburg's blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Entomacrodus striatus (Valenciennes, 1836)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Entomacrodus striatus
[Reef margin blenny]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Entomacrodus textilis (Valenciennes, 1836)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Entomacrodus textilis
[Textile blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm SL
Entomacrodus thalassinus (Jordan & Seale, 1906)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Entomacrodus thalassinus
[Sea blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Entomacrodus vermiculatus (Valenciennes, 1836)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Entomacrodus vermiculatus
[Vermiculated blenny]

Photo by Liana F. Mendes

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
Entomacrodus vomerinus (Valenciennes, 1836)

Photo by Liana F. Mendes
 
Entomacrodus vomerinus
[]

Photo by Springer & Fricke, 2000

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 5.3 cm SL
Entomacrodus williamsi Springer & Fricke, 2000

Photo by Springer & Fricke, 2000
 
Entomacrodus williamsi
[William's rockskipper]
27 Species of Family Blenniidae with Genus Entomacrodus
(Combtooth blennies)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1967 Entomacrodus cadenati West African rockhopper Eastern Atlantic 6.9 SL
1909 Entomacrodus caudofasciatus Tail-barred rockskipper Indo-Pacific 6.2 SL
1967 Entomacrodus chapmani Chapman's blenny Southeast Pacific 3.9 SL
1882 Entomacrodus chiostictus Rock blenny Eastern Central Pacific 7.5 TL
1932 Entomacrodus corneliae Cornelia's rockskipper Eastern Central Pacific 5 SL
1960 Entomacrodus cymatobiotus Pacific rockskipper Pacific Ocean 2.7 SL
1858 Entomacrodus decussatus Wavy-lined blenny Pacific Ocean 19 TL
1859 Entomacrodus epalzeocheilos Fringelip rockskipper Indo-Pacific. 11 SL
2000 Entomacrodus lemuria Western Indian Ocean 6.8 SL
1938 Entomacrodus lighti Western Pacific 11.8 FL
1967 Entomacrodus longicirrus Western Pacific
1967 Entomacrodus macrospilus Bigspot rockskipper Eastern Central Pacific 4.2 SL
1828 Entomacrodus marmoratus Rockskipper Eastern Central Pacific 15.2 SL
1859 Entomacrodus nigricans Pearl blenny Western Atlantic 10 TL
1932 Entomacrodus niuafoouensis Tattoo-chin rockskipper Indo-Pacific 12 TL
1967 Entomacrodus randalli Eastern Central Pacific 8.8 SL
1967 Entomacrodus rofeni Rofen's rockskipper Eastern Central Pacific 8 SL
1903 Entomacrodus sealei Seale's rockskipper Pacific Ocean 8 TL
2010 Entomacrodus solus Indian Ocean 4.3 SL
1902 Entomacrodus stellifer Stellar rockskipper Northwest Pacific 11 SL
1967 Entomacrodus strasburgi Strasburg's blenny Eastern Central Pacific 4 SL
1836 Entomacrodus striatus Reef margin blenny Indo-Pacific 11 TL
1836 Entomacrodus textilis Textile blenny Eastern Atlantic 6 SL
1906 Entomacrodus thalassinus Sea blenny Indo-Pacific 4 SL
1836 Entomacrodus vermiculatus Vermiculated blenny Western Indian Ocean 18 TL
1836 Entomacrodus vomerinus Southwest Atlantic 7.9 SL
2000 Entomacrodus williamsi William's rockskipper Western Central Pacific 5.3 SL



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