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

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Ophioblennius atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Ophioblennius atlanticus
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Eastern Pacific Ocean
 
Ophioblennius clippertonensis
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Photo by Wirtz, P.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 12.2 cm TL
Ophioblennius macclurei (Silvester, 1915)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Ophioblennius macclurei
[Redlip blenny]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Ophioblennius steindachneri Jordan & Evermann, 1898

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Ophioblennius steindachneri
[Large-banded blenny]

Photo by Bertoncini, A.A.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 5.6 cm SL
Ophioblennius trinitatis Miranda Ribeiro, 1919

Photo by Bertoncini, A.A.
 
Ophioblennius trinitatis
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5 Species of Family Blenniidae with Genus Ophioblennius
(Combtooth blennies)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1836 Ophioblennius atlanticus Eastern Atlantic 19 TL
1962 Ophioblennius clippertonensis Eastern Pacific Ocean
1915 Ophioblennius macclurei Redlip blenny Western Central Atlantic 12.2 TL
1898 Ophioblennius steindachneri Large-banded blenny Eastern Pacific 18 SL
1919 Ophioblennius trinitatis Southwest Atlantic 5.6 SL



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013