Blenniidae

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Chalaroderma ocellata (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)

Chalaroderma ocellata (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)

Chalaroderma ocellata (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)

Two-eyed blenny, Chalaroderma ocellata, is a combtooth blenny found off South Africa, reaching 7 cm SL.

Chasmodes bosquianus (Lacepède, 1800)

Chasmodes bosquianus (Lacepède, 1800)

Chasmodes bosquianus (Lacepède, 1800)

Chasmodes bosquianus, the striped blenny, is a combtooth blenny found in the western Atlantic from New York to Florida.

Chasmodes saburrae Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Chasmodes saburrae Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Chasmodes saburrae Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Chasmodes saburrae, the Florida blenny, is a small demersal blenny native to shallow Gulf of Mexico and southeastern US coastal waters.

Cirripectes vanderbilti (Fowler, 1938)

Cirripectes vanderbilti (Fowler, 1938)

Cirripectes vanderbilti (Fowler, 1938)

Cirripectes vanderbilti is a variable-colored blenny found in shallow reefs of the Eastern Central Pacific's Hawaiian and Johnston islands.

Cirripectes stigmaticus Strasburg & Schultz, 1953

Cirripectes stigmaticus Strasburg & Schultz, 1953

Cirripectes stigmaticus Strasburg & Schultz, 1953

Cirripectes stigmaticus, the red-streaked blenny, is an Indo-Pacific combtooth blenny sometimes sold for aquariums, growing up to 13 cm long.

Cirripectes chelomatus Williams & Maugé, 1984

Cirripectes chelomatus Williams & Maugé, 1984

Cirripectes chelomatus Williams & Maugé, 1984

Cirripectes chelomatus (Lady Musgrave blenny) is a western Pacific combtooth blenny that reaches 12 cm total length.

Cirripectes castaneus (Valenciennes, 1836)

Cirripectes castaneus (Valenciennes, 1836)

Cirripectes castaneus (Valenciennes, 1836)

Cirripectes castaneus, the chestnut eyelash-blenny, is a combtooth blenny found on Indo-Pacific coral reefs, reaching up to 12.5 cm total length.

Coryphoblennius galerita (Linnaeus, 1758)

Coryphoblennius galerita (Linnaeus, 1758)

Coryphoblennius galerita (Linnaeus, 1758)

Montagu's blenny (Coryphoblennius galerita) is a small intertidal scaleless fish found in the northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.

Crossosalarias macrospilus Smith-Vaniz & Springer, 1971

Crossosalarias macrospilus Smith-Vaniz & Springer, 1971

Crossosalarias macrospilus Smith-Vaniz & Springer, 1971

Crossosalarias macrospilus, the Triplespot blenny, is the only member of its combtooth blenny genus found in the Western Pacific, occasionally entering the aquarium trade and growing to 10 cm TL.

Ecsenius bathi Springer, 1988

Ecsenius bathi Springer, 1988

Ecsenius bathi Springer, 1988

Bath's comb-tooth (Ecsenius bathi) is a species of combtooth blenny found in western central Pacific coral reefs.

Ecsenius namiyei (Jordan & Evermann, 1902)

Ecsenius namiyei (Jordan & Evermann, 1902)

Ecsenius namiyei (Jordan & Evermann, 1902)

Ecsenius namiyei, the black comb-tooth blenny, is a western Pacific marine blenny that occasionally enters the aquarium trade.

Ecsenius lineatus Klausewitz, 1962

Ecsenius lineatus Klausewitz, 1962

Ecsenius lineatus Klausewitz, 1962

Ecsenius lineatus is a Indo-West Pacific tropical marine blenny that grows up to 8 cm long.

Ecsenius bicolor (Day, 1888)

Ecsenius bicolor (Day, 1888)

Ecsenius bicolor (Day, 1888)

Ecsenius bicolor, the bicolor or flame tail blenny, is an Indo-Pacific blenny common in the aquarium trade that grows to 11 cm long.

Ecsenius pictus McKinney & Springer, 1976

Ecsenius pictus McKinney & Springer, 1976

Ecsenius pictus McKinney & Springer, 1976

Ecsenius pictus is a small 5 cm combtooth blenny from the central Indo-Pacific that is sold as a commercial aquarium fish.

Ecsenius midas Starck, 1969

Ecsenius midas Starck, 1969

Ecsenius midas Starck, 1969

Ecsenius midas, the Midas blenny, is a small Indo-Pacific planktivorous marine blenny that occasionally enters the aquarium trade.

Ecsenius axelrodi Springer, 1988

Ecsenius axelrodi Springer, 1988

Ecsenius axelrodi Springer, 1988

Ecsenius axelrodi, Axelrod's blenny, is a small combtooth blenny species native to coral reefs of the western central Pacific.

Ecsenius yaeyamaensis (Aoyagi, 1954)

Ecsenius yaeyamaensis (Aoyagi, 1954)

Ecsenius yaeyamaensis (Aoyagi, 1954)

Ecsenius yaeyamaensis is a small species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs of the western Pacific and Indian oceans, sold as a commercial aquarium fish.

Ecsenius dentex Springer, 1988

Ecsenius dentex Springer, 1988

Ecsenius dentex Springer, 1988

Ecsenius dentex is a small endemic combtooth blenny from the northwestern Red Sea that feeds on benthic algae and weeds.

Ecsenius gravieri (Pellegrin, 1906)

Ecsenius gravieri (Pellegrin, 1906)

Ecsenius gravieri (Pellegrin, 1906)

The Red Sea mimic blenny Ecsenius gravieri is a Western Indian Ocean blenny that sometimes appears in the aquarium trade, growing to 8 cm long.

Ecsenius minutus Klausewitz, 1963

Ecsenius minutus Klausewitz, 1963

Ecsenius minutus Klausewitz, 1963

Ecsenius minutus is a small combtooth blenny from the western Indian Ocean that is sold as a commercial aquarium fish.

Exallias brevis (Kner, 1868)

Exallias brevis (Kner, 1868)

Exallias brevis (Kner, 1868)

Exallias brevis, the leopard blenny, is a small spotted reef blenny found in Indo-Pacific coral reefs.

Glyptoparus delicatulus Smith, 1959

Glyptoparus delicatulus Smith, 1959

Glyptoparus delicatulus Smith, 1959

Glyptoparus delicatulus, the delicate blenny, is the only known species in its genus of combtooth blenny found in Indo-Pacific coral reefs.

Hypleurochilus pseudoaequipinnis Bath, 1994

Hypleurochilus pseudoaequipinnis Bath, 1994

Hypleurochilus pseudoaequipinnis Bath, 1994

Hypleurochilus pseudoaequipinnis is a combtooth blenny species found across parts of the Atlantic Ocean.

Hypsoblennius gentilis (Girard, 1854)

Hypsoblennius gentilis (Girard, 1854)

Hypsoblennius gentilis (Girard, 1854)

Hypsoblennius gentilis, the bay blenny, is a combtooth blenny found in the eastern-central Pacific that grows up to 15 cm TL.

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