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Family: Blenniidae Combtooth blennies



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Photo by Patzner, R.

Mediterranean Sea
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Microlipophrys adriaticus (Steindachner & Kolombatovic, 1883)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Microlipophrys adriaticus
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 4.4 cm TL
Microlipophrys bauchotae (Wirtz & Bath, 1982)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Microlipophrys bauchotae
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Microlipophrys caboverdensis (Wirtz & Bath, 1989)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Microlipophrys caboverdensis
[]

Photo by Iliopoulos, A.I.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Microlipophrys canevae (Vinciguerra, 1880)

Photo by Iliopoulos, A.I.
 
Microlipophrys canevae
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 5.8 cm TL
Microlipophrys dalmatinus (Steindachner & Kolombatovic, 1883)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Microlipophrys dalmatinus
[]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Mediterranean Sea.
Max. Length 4.3 cm TL
Microlipophrys nigriceps (Vinciguerra, 1883)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Microlipophrys nigriceps
[Black-headed blenny]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 5.8 cm TL
Microlipophrys velifer (Norman, 1935)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Microlipophrys velifer
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Mimoblennius atrocinctus (Regan, 1909)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Mimoblennius atrocinctus
[Spotted and barred blenny]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
 
Mimoblennius cas
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5.4 cm TL
Mimoblennius cirrosus Smith-Vaniz & Springer, 1971

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Mimoblennius cirrosus
[Fringed blenny]

Photo by Fricke, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 2.6 cm SL
Mimoblennius lineathorax Fricke, 1999

Photo by Fricke, R.
 
Mimoblennius lineathorax
[]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4.0 cm SL
Mimoblennius rusi Springer & Spreitzer, 1978

Photo by SFSA
 
Mimoblennius rusi
[Rusi blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Nannosalarias nativitatis (Regan, 1909)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Nannosalarias nativitatis
[Pygmy blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Oman ypsilon Springer, 1985

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Oman ypsilon
[Oman blenny]

Photo by Yau, B.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Omobranchus anolius (Valenciennes, 1836)

Photo by Yau, B.
 
Omobranchus anolius
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Omobranchus aurosplendidus
[]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Omobranchus banditus Smith, 1959

Photo by SFSA
 
Omobranchus banditus
[Bandit blenny]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Omobranchus elegans (Steindachner, 1876)

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Omobranchus elegans
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Omobranchus elongatus (Peters, 1855)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Omobranchus elongatus
[Cloister blenny]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific

Omobranchus fasciolatoceps (Richardson, 1846)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Omobranchus fasciolatoceps
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6.8 cm TL
Omobranchus fasciolatus (Valenciennes, 1836)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Omobranchus fasciolatus
[Arab blenny]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Africa and Asia
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Omobranchus ferox (Herre, 1927)

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Omobranchus ferox
[Gossamer blenny]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Western Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Omobranchus germaini (Sauvage, 1883)

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Omobranchus germaini
[Germain's blenny]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
 
Omobranchus hikkaduwensis
[]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific

Omobranchus loxozonus (Jordan & Starks, 1906)

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Omobranchus loxozonus
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Omobranchus mekranensis (Regan, 1905)

Photo by FAO
 
Omobranchus mekranensis
[Mekran blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 5.6 cm SL
Omobranchus obliquus (Garman, 1903)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Omobranchus obliquus
[Roundhead blenny]

Photo by Nunes, J.L.S.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes, 1836)

Photo by Nunes, J.L.S.
 
Omobranchus punctatus
[Muzzled blenny]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Omobranchus robertsi
[Robert's blenny]

Photo by Good, P.

Indo-West Pacific.

Omobranchus rotundiceps (Macleay, 1881)

Photo by Good, P.
 
Omobranchus rotundiceps
[Rotund blenny]

Photo by Negrini, M.

Indo-West Pacific

Omobranchus smithi (Rao, 1974)

Photo by Negrini, M.
 
Omobranchus smithi
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
 
Omobranchus steinitzi
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 4.8 cm SL
Omobranchus verticalis Springer & Gomon, 1975

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Omobranchus verticalis
[Vertical blenny]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Omobranchus woodi (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)

Photo by SFSA
 
Omobranchus woodi
[Kappie blenny]

Photo by JJPhoto

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Omobranchus zebra (Bleeker, 1868)

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Omobranchus zebra
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
Omox biporos Springer, 1972

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Omox biporos
[Omox blenny]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
Omox lupus Springer, 1981

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Omox lupus
[Wolf blenny]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

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

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Ophioblennius atlanticus
[]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific Ocean
 
Ophioblennius clippertonensis
[]

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
[]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Parablennius cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by SFSA
 
Parablennius cornutus
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
 
Parablennius cyclops
[]
No picture found
Eastern Central Atlantic
 
Parablennius dialloi
[]

Photo by Pilling, I.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Parablennius gattorugine (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Pilling, I.
 
Parablennius gattorugine
[Tompot blenny]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic.
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Parablennius goreensis (Valenciennes, 1836)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Parablennius goreensis
[]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic and Medi
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Parablennius incognitus (Bath, 1968)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Parablennius incognitus
[]

Photo by Voorwinde, S.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Parablennius intermedius (Ogilby, 1915)

Photo by Voorwinde, S.
 
Parablennius intermedius
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Parablennius laticlavius (Griffin, 1926)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Parablennius laticlavius
[]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4 cm SL
Parablennius lodosus (Smith, 1959)

Photo by SFSA
 
Parablennius lodosus
[Mud blenny]

Photo by Burek, Joyce/Frank

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
Parablennius marmoreus (Poey, 1876)

Photo by Burek, Joyce/Frank
 
Parablennius marmoreus
[Seaweed blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Parablennius opercularis (Murray, 1887)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parablennius opercularis
[Cheekspot blenny]

Photo by Pais, M.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Parablennius parvicornis (Valenciennes, 1836)

Photo by Pais, M.
 
Parablennius parvicornis
[Rock-pool blenny]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 12.7 cm SL
Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier, 1829)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Parablennius pilicornis
[Ringneck blenny]

Photo by Good, P.

Eastern Indian Ocean

Parablennius postoculomaculatus Bath & Hutchins, 1986

Photo by Good, P.
 
Parablennius postoculomaculatus
[False Tasmanian blenny]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Parablennius rouxi (Cocco, 1833)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Parablennius rouxi
[]

Photo by Villegas Ríos, D.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 14.1 cm TL
Parablennius ruber (Valenciennes, 1836)

Photo by Villegas Ríos, D.
 
Parablennius ruber
[Portuguese blenny]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Parablennius salensis Bath, 1990

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Parablennius salensis
[]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Parablennius sanguinolentus (Pallas, 1814)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Parablennius sanguinolentus
[Rusty blenny]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Parablennius serratolineatus
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Central Atlantic

Parablennius sierraensis Bath, 1990

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Parablennius sierraensis
[]

Photo by Humphreys, C.

Eastern Indian Ocean (Aus
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Parablennius tasmanianus (Richardson, 1842)

Photo by Humphreys, C.
 
Parablennius tasmanianus
[Tasmanian blenny]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Parablennius tentacularis (Brünnich, 1768)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Parablennius tentacularis
[Tentacled blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 6.2 cm TL
Parablennius thysanius (Jordan & Seale, 1907)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parablennius thysanius
[Tasseled blenny]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 4.9 cm TL
 
Parablennius verryckeni
[]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Parablennius yatabei (Jordan & Snyder, 1900)

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Parablennius yatabei
[]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Mediterranean Sea and Bla
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Parablennius zvonimiri (Kolombatovic, 1892)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Parablennius zvonimiri
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific

Parahypsos piersoni (Gilbert & Starks, 1904)

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Parahypsos piersoni
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm TL
 
Paralticus amboinensis
[Ambon rockskipper]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Parenchelyurus hepburni (Snyder, 1908)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Parenchelyurus hepburni
[Hepburn's blenny]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 3.8 cm TL
 
Parenchelyurus hyena
[Hyena blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Pereulixia kosiensis (Regan, 1908)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pereulixia kosiensis
[Kosi rockskipper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11.5 cm TL
Petroscirtes ancylodon Rüppell, 1835

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Petroscirtes ancylodon
[Arabian fangblenny]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes, 1836)

Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Petroscirtes breviceps
[Striped poison-fang blenny mimic]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 9.5 cm TL
 
Petroscirtes fallax
[Deceiver fangbelly]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Petroscirtes lupus (De Vis, 1885)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Petroscirtes lupus
[Wolf fangbelly]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.9 cm SL
 
Petroscirtes marginatus
[]

Photo by Field, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell, 1830

Photo by Field, R.
 
Petroscirtes mitratus
[Floral blenny]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 4.1 cm SL
 
Petroscirtes pylei
[Twilight Fangblenny]

Photo by Mishiku, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 7.7 cm SL
Petroscirtes springeri Smith-Vaniz, 1976

Photo by Mishiku, A.
 
Petroscirtes springeri
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 5.9 cm SL
Petroscirtes thepassii Bleeker, 1853

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Petroscirtes thepassii
[Thepas' sabretooth blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Petroscirtes variabilis Cantor, 1849

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Petroscirtes variabilis
[Variable sabretooth blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Petroscirtes xestus Jordan & Seale, 1906

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Petroscirtes xestus
[Xestus sabretooth blenny]

Photo by McNear, N.

Sumatra, Borneo and Cambo
Max. Length 5.3 cm SL
Phenablennius heyligeri (Bleeker, 1859)

Photo by McNear, N.
 
Phenablennius heyligeri
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Plagiotremus azaleus (Jordan & Bollman, 1890)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Plagiotremus azaleus
[Sabertooth blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 10.2 cm SL
Plagiotremus ewaensis (Brock, 1948)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Plagiotremus ewaensis
[Ewa blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific

Plagiotremus flavus Smith-Vaniz, 1976

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Plagiotremus flavus
[]

Photo by Marsden, A.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 6.4 cm SL
Plagiotremus goslinei (Strasburg, 1956)

Photo by Marsden, A.
 
Plagiotremus goslinei
[Biting blenny]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
 
Plagiotremus iosodon
[Arrowtooth fangblenny]

Photo by Adams, M.J.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Plagiotremus laudandus (Whitley, 1961)

Photo by Adams, M.J.
 
Plagiotremus laudandus
[Bicolour fangblenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean.
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Plagiotremus phenax Smith-Vaniz, 1976

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Plagiotremus phenax
[Imposter fangblenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos (Bleeker, 1852)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos
[Bluestriped fangblenny]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 17.4 cm SL
 
Plagiotremus spilistius
[]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Plagiotremus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1857)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Plagiotremus tapeinosoma
[Piano fangblenny]

Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Plagiotremus townsendi (Regan, 1905)

Photo by Field, R.
 
Plagiotremus townsendi
[Townsend's fangblenny]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm TL
 
Praealticus bilineatus
[White-dotted rockskipper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
Praealticus caesius (Seale, 1906)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Praealticus caesius
[Blackmargin rockskipper]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
 
Praealticus dayi
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.2 cm SL
 
Praealticus labrovittatus
[Crenulate-lipped rockskipper]

Photo by National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Taiwan

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Praealticus margaritarius (Snyder, 1908)

Photo by National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Taiwan
 
Praealticus margaritarius
[]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 7.3 cm SL
 
Praealticus margaritatus
[Pearly rockskipper]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 9 cm SL
 
Praealticus multistriatus
[Linedfin rockskipper]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm TL
 
Praealticus natalis
[Natal rockskipper]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Praealticus oortii
[Java rockskipper]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 4.7 cm SL
 
Praealticus poptae
[Marianas rockskipper]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Praealticus semicrenatus
[Lembeh rockskipper]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Western Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Praealticus striatus Bath, 1992

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Praealticus striatus
[Striated rockskipper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 5.9 cm SL
Praealticus tanegasimae (Jordan & Starks, 1906)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Praealticus tanegasimae
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7 cm TL
 
Praealticus triangulus
[Triangle-crest rockskipper]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 6.2 cm TL
 
Rhabdoblennius nigropunctatus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 8.3 cm SL
Rhabdoblennius nitidus (Günther, 1861)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Rhabdoblennius nitidus
[Barred-chin blenny]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
 
Rhabdoblennius papuensis
[Papuan blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 4.1 cm SL
Rhabdoblennius rhabdotrachelus (Fowler & Ball, 1924)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Rhabdoblennius rhabdotrachelus
[Barchin blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Rhabdoblennius snowi (Fowler, 1928)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Rhabdoblennius snowi
[Snow's rockskipper]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 5.0 cm SL
 
Salaria atlantica
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Mediterranean Sea
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Salaria basilisca (Valenciennes, 1836)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Salaria basilisca
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
 
Salaria economidisi
[Trichonis blenny]

Photo by Pialek, L.

Europe and Africa
Max. Length 15.4 cm TL
Salaria fluviatilis (Asso, 1801)

Photo by Pialek, L.
 
Salaria fluviatilis
[Freshwater blenny]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Salaria pavo (Risso, 1810)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Salaria pavo
[Peacock blenny]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Salarias alboguttatus Kner, 1867

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Salarias alboguttatus
[White-spotted blenny]

Photo by Mayes, B.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Salarias ceramensis Bleeker, 1853

Photo by Mayes, B.
 
Salarias ceramensis
[Seram blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Salarias fasciatus (Bloch, 1786)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Salarias fasciatus
[Jewelled blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific.
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Salarias guttatus Valenciennes, 1836

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Salarias guttatus
[Breast-spot blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Salarias luctuosus Whitley, 1929

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Salarias luctuosus
[]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 5.3 cm SL
 
Salarias nigrocinctus
[Blackstreaked blenny]

Photo by Townsend, D.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Salarias obscurus Bath, 1992

Photo by Townsend, D.
 
Salarias obscurus
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
 
Salarias patzneri
[Patzner's blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Salarias ramosus Bath, 1992

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Salarias ramosus
[Starry blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Salarias segmentatus Bath & Randall, 1991

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Salarias segmentatus
[Segmented blenny]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific.
 
Salarias sexfilum
[Spalding's blenny]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Salarias sibogai
[Siboga blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Salarias sinuosus Snyder, 1908

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Salarias sinuosus
[Fringelip blenny]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Scartella caboverdiana Bath, 1990

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Scartella caboverdiana
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Scartella cristata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Scartella cristata
[Molly miller]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Scartella emarginata (Günther, 1861)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scartella emarginata
[Maned blenny]

Photo by Bertran Feitoza

Atlantic Ocean, Western S
Max. Length 4.7 cm SL
Scartella itajobi Rangel & Mendes, 2009

Photo by Bertran Feitoza
 
Scartella itajobi
[]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 6.7 cm SL
 
Scartella nuchifilis
[Mottled blenny]

Photo by Gasparini, J.L.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 8.5 cm SL
Scartella poiti Rangel, Gasparini & Guimarães, 2004

Photo by Gasparini, J.L.
 
Scartella poiti
[]

Photo by Brown,J./EMD, St Helena Government

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
Scartella springeri (Bauchot, 1967)

Photo by Brown,J./EMD, St Helena Government
 
Scartella springeri
[]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 11.6 cm SL
 
Scartichthys crapulatus
[]

Photo by Hooker, Y.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 22.2 cm SL
Scartichthys gigas (Steindachner, 1876)

Photo by Hooker, Y.
 
Scartichthys gigas
[Giant blenny]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 16.3 cm SL
 
Scartichthys variolatus
[]

Photo by Galvez, M.E.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 19.7 cm SL
Scartichthys viridis (Valenciennes, 1836)

Photo by Galvez, M.E.
 
Scartichthys viridis
[]
No picture found
Eastern Central Atlantic
 
Spaniblennius clandestinus
[]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
 
Spaniblennius riodourensis
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Stanulus seychellensis Smith, 1959

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Stanulus seychellensis
[Seychelle's blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.8 cm TL
Stanulus talboti Springer, 1968

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Stanulus talboti
[Talbot's blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Xiphasia matsubarai Okada & Suzuki, 1952

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Xiphasia matsubarai
[Japanese snake blenny]

Photo by Yin, Robert

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 53 cm SL
Xiphasia setifer Swainson, 1839

Photo by Yin, Robert
 
Xiphasia setifer
[Hairtail blenny]
400 Species of Family Blenniidae
(Combtooth blennies)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1883 Microlipophrys adriaticus Mediterranean Sea 5 TL
1982 Microlipophrys bauchotae Eastern Atlantic 4.4 TL
1989 Microlipophrys caboverdensis Eastern Central Atlantic 4 TL
1880 Microlipophrys canevae Northeast Atlantic 7.5 TL
1883 Microlipophrys dalmatinus Northeast Atlantic 5.8 TL
1883 Microlipophrys nigriceps Black-headed blenny Mediterranean Sea. 4.3 TL
1935 Microlipophrys velifer Eastern Atlantic 5.8 TL
1909 Mimoblennius atrocinctus Spotted and barred blenny Eastern Indian Ocean and 5 TL
1978 Mimoblennius cas Western Indian Ocean 3.2 SL
1971 Mimoblennius cirrosus Fringed blenny Western Indian Ocean 5.4 TL
1999 Mimoblennius lineathorax Western Indian Ocean 2.6 SL
1978 Mimoblennius rusi Rusi blenny Western Indian Ocean 4.0 SL
1909 Nannosalarias nativitatis Pygmy blenny Indo-West Pacific 5 TL
1985 Oman ypsilon Oman blenny Western Indian Ocean 4 TL
1836 Omobranchus anolius Western Pacific 7.5 TL
1846 Omobranchus aurosplendidus Northwest Pacific
1959 Omobranchus banditus Bandit blenny Western Indian Ocean 6 SL
1876 Omobranchus elegans Northwest Pacific 6 TL
1855 Omobranchus elongatus Cloister blenny Indo-West Pacific 5 SL
1846 Omobranchus fasciolatoceps Northwest Pacific
1836 Omobranchus fasciolatus Arab blenny Western Indian Ocean 6.8 TL
1927 Omobranchus ferox Gossamer blenny Africa and Asia 6 SL
1883 Omobranchus germaini Germain's blenny Western Pacific 8 TL
1983 Omobranchus hikkaduwensis Eastern Indian Ocean
1906 Omobranchus loxozonus Northwest Pacific
1905 Omobranchus mekranensis Mekran blenny Western Indian Ocean 6 TL
1903 Omobranchus obliquus Roundhead blenny Indo-Pacific 5.6 SL
1836 Omobranchus punctatus Muzzled blenny Indo-Pacific 9.5 SL
1981 Omobranchus robertsi Robert's blenny Western Central Pacific
1881 Omobranchus rotundiceps Rotund blenny Indo-West Pacific.
1974 Omobranchus smithi Indo-West Pacific
1975 Omobranchus steinitzi Western Indian Ocean 3.2 SL
1975 Omobranchus verticalis Vertical blenny Southwest Pacific 4.8 SL
1908 Omobranchus woodi Kappie blenny Western Indian Ocean and 8 SL
1868 Omobranchus zebra Indo-West Pacific 6 SL
1972 Omox biporos Omox blenny Western Pacific 4.6 SL
1981 Omox lupus Wolf blenny Western Central Pacific 3.5 TL
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
1758 Parablennius cornutus Southeast Atlantic 15 SL
1830 Parablennius cyclops Western Indian Ocean
1990 Parablennius dialloi Eastern Central Atlantic
1758 Parablennius gattorugine Tompot blenny Northeast Atlantic 30 TL
1836 Parablennius goreensis Eastern Atlantic. 7 SL
1968 Parablennius incognitus Eastern Atlantic and Medi 8 TL
1915 Parablennius intermedius Western Pacific 12 TL
1926 Parablennius laticlavius Southwest Pacific 8 TL
1959 Parablennius lodosus Mud blenny Western Indian Ocean 4 SL
1876 Parablennius marmoreus Seaweed blenny Western Atlantic 8.5 TL
1887 Parablennius opercularis Cheekspot blenny Western Indian Ocean 6 TL
1836 Parablennius parvicornis Rock-pool blenny Atlantic Ocean 12 SL
1829 Parablennius pilicornis Ringneck blenny Eastern Atlantic 12.7 SL
1986 Parablennius postoculomaculatus False Tasmanian blenny Eastern Indian Ocean
1833 Parablennius rouxi Northeast Atlantic 8 TL
1836 Parablennius ruber Portuguese blenny Eastern Atlantic 14.1 TL
1990 Parablennius salensis Eastern Central Atlantic 6 TL
1814 Parablennius sanguinolentus Rusty blenny Eastern Atlantic 20 TL
1986 Parablennius serratolineatus Southwest Pacific
1990 Parablennius sierraensis Eastern Central Atlantic
1842 Parablennius tasmanianus Tasmanian blenny Eastern Indian Ocean (Aus 13 TL
1768 Parablennius tentacularis Tentacled blenny Eastern Atlantic 15 TL
1907 Parablennius thysanius Tasseled blenny Indo-West Pacific 6.2 TL
1959 Parablennius verryckeni Eastern Atlantic 4.9 TL
1900 Parablennius yatabei Northwest Pacific 9 TL
1892 Parablennius zvonimiri Mediterranean Sea and Bla 7 TL
1904 Parahypsos piersoni Eastern Pacific
1857 Paralticus amboinensis Ambon rockskipper Western Central Pacific 16 TL
1908 Parenchelyurus hepburni Hepburn's blenny Indo-Pacific 4.5 TL
1953 Parenchelyurus hyena Hyena blenny Western Pacific 3.8 TL
1908 Pereulixia kosiensis Kosi rockskipper Western Indian Ocean 20 SL
1835 Petroscirtes ancylodon Arabian fangblenny Western Indian Ocean 11.5 TL
1836 Petroscirtes breviceps Striped poison-fang blenny mimic Indo-West Pacific 11 SL
1976 Petroscirtes fallax Deceiver fangbelly Western Pacific 9.5 TL
1885 Petroscirtes lupus Wolf fangbelly Western Pacific 13 TL
1976 Petroscirtes marginatus Western Pacific 4.9 SL
1830 Petroscirtes mitratus Floral blenny Indo-Pacific 8.5 TL
2005 Petroscirtes pylei Twilight Fangblenny Western Central Pacific 4.1 SL
1976 Petroscirtes springeri Northwest Pacific 7.7 SL
1853 Petroscirtes thepassii Thepas' sabretooth blenny Western Central Pacific 5.9 SL
1849 Petroscirtes variabilis Variable sabretooth blenny Indo-West Pacific 15 TL
1906 Petroscirtes xestus Xestus sabretooth blenny Indo-Pacific 7.5 TL
1859 Phenablennius heyligeri Sumatra, Borneo and Cambo 5.3 SL
1890 Plagiotremus azaleus Sabertooth blenny Eastern Pacific 10 TL
1948 Plagiotremus ewaensis Ewa blenny Eastern Central Pacific 10.2 SL
1976 Plagiotremus flavus Western Central Pacific
1956 Plagiotremus goslinei Biting blenny Eastern Central Pacific 6.4 SL
1976 Plagiotremus iosodon Arrowtooth fangblenny Western Central Pacific. 4.5 TL
1961 Plagiotremus laudandus Bicolour fangblenny Western Pacific 8 TL
1976 Plagiotremus phenax Imposter fangblenny Indian Ocean. 8 TL
1852 Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos Bluestriped fangblenny Indo-Pacific 12 SL
1865 Plagiotremus spilistius Western Pacific 17.4 SL
1857 Plagiotremus tapeinosoma Piano fangblenny Indo-Pacific 14 TL
1905 Plagiotremus townsendi Townsend's fangblenny Western Indian Ocean 6 TL
1868 Praealticus bilineatus White-dotted rockskipper Western Pacific 9 TL
1906 Praealticus caesius Blackmargin rockskipper Western Central Pacific. 7.9 SL
1929 Praealticus dayi Eastern Indian Ocean
1992 Praealticus labrovittatus Crenulate-lipped rockskipper Western Pacific 4.2 SL
1908 Praealticus margaritarius Northwest Pacific 10 TL
1912 Praealticus margaritatus Pearly rockskipper Eastern Central Pacific 7.3 SL
1992 Praealticus multistriatus Linedfin rockskipper Pacific Ocean 9 SL
1909 Praealticus natalis Natal rockskipper Indo-West Pacific 8 TL
1851 Praealticus oortii Java rockskipper Western Central Pacific. 6 TL
1925 Praealticus poptae Marianas rockskipper Western Central Pacific 4.7 SL
1951 Praealticus semicrenatus Lembeh rockskipper Western Central Pacific 6 TL
1992 Praealticus striatus Striated rockskipper Western Pacific 9 TL
1906 Praealticus tanegasimae Western Pacific 5.9 SL
1951 Praealticus triangulus Triangle-crest rockskipper Eastern Indian Ocean 7 TL
2004 Rhabdoblennius nigropunctatus Western Pacific 6.2 TL
1861 Rhabdoblennius nitidus Barred-chin blenny Western Pacific Ocean 8.3 SL
2004 Rhabdoblennius papuensis Papuan blenny Western Pacific 3.9 SL
1924 Rhabdoblennius rhabdotrachelus Barchin blenny Pacific Ocean 4.1 SL
1928 Rhabdoblennius snowi Snow's rockskipper Pacific Ocean 7 TL
2011 Salaria atlantica Africa 5.0 SL
1836 Salaria basilisca Mediterranean Sea 18 TL
2004 Salaria economidisi Trichonis blenny Europe 6.5 SL
1801 Salaria fluviatilis Freshwater blenny Europe and Africa 15.4 TL
1810 Salaria pavo Peacock blenny Eastern Atlantic 13 TL
1867 Salarias alboguttatus White-spotted blenny Indo-Pacific 9 TL
1853 Salarias ceramensis Seram blenny Western Central Pacific 15 TL
1786 Salarias fasciatus Jewelled blenny Indo-Pacific 14 TL
1836 Salarias guttatus Breast-spot blenny Western Pacific. 10 TL
1929 Salarias luctuosus Northwest Pacific 5 SL
1996 Salarias nigrocinctus Blackstreaked blenny Pacific Ocean 5.3 SL
1992 Salarias obscurus Western Central Pacific 13 TL
1992 Salarias patzneri Patzner's blenny Western Central Pacific 5.5 TL
1992 Salarias ramosus Starry blenny Western Central Pacific 14 TL
1991 Salarias segmentatus Segmented blenny Western Central Pacific 11 TL
1861 Salarias sexfilum Spalding's blenny Western Central Pacific.
1992 Salarias sibogai Siboga blenny Western Central Pacific. 5 TL
1908 Salarias sinuosus Fringelip blenny Indian Ocean 6 TL
1990 Scartella caboverdiana Eastern Central Atlantic 6 TL
1758 Scartella cristata Molly miller Western Atlantic 12 TL
1861 Scartella emarginata Maned blenny Indian Ocean 10 SL
2009 Scartella itajobi Atlantic Ocean, Western S 4.7 SL
1836 Scartella nuchifilis Mottled blenny Eastern Atlantic 6.7 SL
2004 Scartella poiti Southwest Atlantic 8.5 SL
1967 Scartella springeri Eastern Atlantic 8.2 SL
1990 Scartichthys crapulatus Southeast Pacific 11.6 SL
1876 Scartichthys gigas Giant blenny Eastern Pacific 22.2 SL
1836 Scartichthys variolatus Southeast Pacific 16.3 SL
1836 Scartichthys viridis Southeast Pacific 19.7 SL
1989 Spaniblennius clandestinus Eastern Central Atlantic
1919 Spaniblennius riodourensis Eastern Atlantic 5.1 SL
1959 Stanulus seychellensis Seychelle's blenny Indo-Pacific 4 TL
1968 Stanulus talboti Talbot's blenny Western Pacific 4.8 TL
1952 Xiphasia matsubarai Japanese snake blenny Indo-Pacific 30 SL
1839 Xiphasia setifer Hairtail blenny Indo-West Pacific 53 SL



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