Blenniidae

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Entomacrodus nigricans Gill, 1859

Entomacrodus nigricans Gill, 1859

Entomacrodus nigricans Gill, 1859

Entomacrodus nigricans, the pearl blenny, is a small Atlantic comb-tooth blenny adapted to out-of-water survival in intertidal habitats.

Parablennius marmoreus (Poey, 1876)

Parablennius marmoreus (Poey, 1876)

Parablennius marmoreus (Poey, 1876)

Parablennius marmoreus (seaweed blenny) is a small blenny species native to shallow western Atlantic waters.

Parablennius parvicornis (Valenciennes, 1836)

Parablennius parvicornis (Valenciennes, 1836)

Parablennius parvicornis (Valenciennes, 1836)

Parablennius parvicornis, the rock-pool blenny, is an eastern central Atlantic combtooth blenny that lives in rock pools and mostly eats algae.

Parablennius rouxi (Cocco, 1833)

Parablennius rouxi (Cocco, 1833)

Parablennius rouxi (Cocco, 1833)

Parablennius rouxi, the longstriped blenny, is a small combtooth blenny found in the northeast Atlantic and northern Mediterranean.

Parablennius zvonimiri (Kolombatovic, 1892)

Parablennius zvonimiri (Kolombatovic, 1892)

Parablennius zvonimiri (Kolombatovic, 1892)

Zvonimir's blenny is a combtooth blenny found in the Mediterranean and Black Sea, reaching up to 7 cm total length.

Parablennius gattorugine (Linnaeus, 1758)

Parablennius gattorugine (Linnaeus, 1758)

Parablennius gattorugine (Linnaeus, 1758)

Parablennius gattorugine (tompot blenny) is a large, uniquely marked blenny found in European coastal and Mediterranean waters.

Parablennius sanguinolentus (Pallas, 1814)

Parablennius sanguinolentus (Pallas, 1814)

Parablennius sanguinolentus (Pallas, 1814)

Parablennius sanguinolentus is a combtooth blenny found in the eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Black Sea, growing up to 20 cm long.

Parablennius tentacularis (Brünnich, 1768)

Parablennius tentacularis (Brünnich, 1768)

Parablennius tentacularis (Brünnich, 1768)

Parablennius tentacularis, the tentacled blenny, is a brackish-water demersal combtooth blenny found in parts of Europe and western Africa.

Parablennius incognitus (Bath, 1968)

Parablennius incognitus (Bath, 1968)

Parablennius incognitus (Bath, 1968)

Parablennius incognitus, the mystery blenny, is a small combtooth blenny found in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean/Black seas.

Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier, 1829)

Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier, 1829)

Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier, 1829)

Parablennius pilicornis, the ringneck blenny, is a widely distributed combtooth blenny and the type species of genus Parablennius.

Parablennius laticlavius (Griffin, 1926)

Parablennius laticlavius (Griffin, 1926)

Parablennius laticlavius (Griffin, 1926)

Parablennius laticlavius, the crested blenny, is a combtooth blenny found in the southwestern Pacific, growing up to 8 cm long.

Parablennius goreensis (Valenciennes, 1836)

Parablennius goreensis (Valenciennes, 1836)

Parablennius goreensis (Valenciennes, 1836)

Parablennius goreensis is an eastern Atlantic combtooth blenny named after its Senegalese type locality, reaching 7 cm SL.

Parablennius intermedius (Ogilby, 1915)

Parablennius intermedius (Ogilby, 1915)

Parablennius intermedius (Ogilby, 1915)

Parablennius intermedius is a combtooth blenny found near Australian coasts, growing up to 12 cm total length.

Parablennius postoculomaculatus Bath & Hutchins, 1986

Parablennius postoculomaculatus Bath & Hutchins, 1986

Parablennius postoculomaculatus Bath & Hutchins, 1986

The false Tasmanian blenny (Parablennius postoculomaculatus) is a demersal tropical combtooth blenny native to western Australia.

Parablennius tasmanianus (Richardson, 1842)

Parablennius tasmanianus (Richardson, 1842)

Parablennius tasmanianus (Richardson, 1842)

Parablennius tasmanianus, the Tasmanian blenny, is a small herbivorous combtooth blenny found around Australia and New Zealand.

Ophioblennius atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836)

Ophioblennius atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836)

Ophioblennius atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836)

Ophioblennius atlanticus, the redlip blenny, is a small Atlantic blenny with well-documented mating and nesting behaviors.

Ophioblennius steindachneri Jordan & Evermann, 1898

Ophioblennius steindachneri Jordan & Evermann, 1898

Ophioblennius steindachneri Jordan & Evermann, 1898

Ophioblennius steindachneri, the large-banded blenny, is an oviparous blenny found in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Ophioblennius macclurei (Silvester, 1915)

Ophioblennius macclurei (Silvester, 1915)

Ophioblennius macclurei (Silvester, 1915)

Ophioblennius macclurei, the redlip blenny, is a western Atlantic coral reef combtooth blenny reaching 12.2 cm total length.

Aidablennius sphynx (Valenciennes, 1836)

Aidablennius sphynx (Valenciennes, 1836)

Aidablennius sphynx (Valenciennes, 1836)

Aidablennius sphynx, the sphinx blenny, is the only species in the genus Aidablennius, a subtropical combtooth blenny found in the eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean and Black Seas.

Alticus monochrus Bleeker, 1869

Alticus monochrus Bleeker, 1869

Alticus monochrus Bleeker, 1869

Alticus monochrus is an oviparous tropical combtooth blenny from the western Indian Ocean that feeds on benthic algae.

Atrosalarias holomelas (Günther, 1872)

Atrosalarias holomelas (Günther, 1872)

Atrosalarias holomelas (Günther, 1872)

Atrosalarias holomelas, the brown coral blenny, is a Pacific coral reef combtooth blenny sold in the aquarium trade, reaching 14.5 cm long.

Blenniella chrysospilos (Bleeker, 1857)

Blenniella chrysospilos (Bleeker, 1857)

Blenniella chrysospilos (Bleeker, 1857)

Blenniella chrysospilos, the red-spotted blenny, is an algae-eating combtooth blenny popular in aquariums, found in Indo-Pacific coral reefs.

Blenniella gibbifrons (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Blenniella gibbifrons (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Blenniella gibbifrons (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Blenniella gibbifrons is a combtooth blenny species found in coral reefs across the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Chalaroderma capito (Valenciennes, 1836)

Chalaroderma capito (Valenciennes, 1836)

Chalaroderma capito (Valenciennes, 1836)

Chalaroderma capito, the looseskin blenny, is a South Atlantic combtooth blenny that reaches up to 20 cm SL.

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