Blenniidae
Hypsoblennius gilberti (Jordan, 1882)
Hypsoblennius gilberti (Jordan, 1882)
Hypsoblennius gilberti, the rockpool blenny, is a eastern Pacific combtooth blenny named for ichthyologist Charles H. Gilbert.
Hypsoblennius jenkinsi (Jordan & Evermann, 1896)
Hypsoblennius jenkinsi (Jordan & Evermann, 1896)
The mussel blenny, Hypsoblennius jenkinsi, is a combtooth blenny from the eastern-central Pacific that grows to 13 cm total length.
Hypsoblennius hentz (Lesueur, 1825)
Hypsoblennius hentz (Lesueur, 1825)
The feather blenny (Hypsoblennius hentz) is a small combtooth blenny found in the western Atlantic North American shore.
Istiblennius zebra (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)
Istiblennius zebra (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)
Istiblennius zebra, the zebra blenny, is a tidepool blenny endemic to Hawaii that is kept in aquariums.
Istiblennius lineatus (Valenciennes, 1836)
Istiblennius lineatus (Valenciennes, 1836)
Istiblennius lineatus, the lined rockskipper, is a coral reef-dwelling combtooth blenny from the Indian and Pacific oceans that appears in the aquarium trade.
Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1836)
Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1836)
Istiblennius dussumieri is a small blenny species found in shallow Indo-West Pacific coastal habitats.
Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider, 1801)
Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider, 1801)
Istiblennius edentulus, the rippled rockskipper, is a combtooth blenny found in coral reefs of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Istiblennius meleagris (Valenciennes, 1836)
Istiblennius meleagris (Valenciennes, 1836)
Istiblennius meleagris, the peacock rockskipper, is a western Pacific coral reef combtooth blenny with distinct maximum size differences between males and females.
Lipophrys pholis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lipophrys pholis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lipophrys pholis, also called the shanny, is a common intertidal blenny fish found in the northeastern Atlantic and western Mediterranean.
Lipophrys trigloides (Valenciennes, 1836)
Lipophrys trigloides (Valenciennes, 1836)
Lipophrys trigloides is a marine subtropical demersal combtooth blenny found in the Eastern Atlantic and nearby seas, growing up to 13 cm long.
Microlipophrys nigriceps (Vinciguerra, 1883)
Microlipophrys nigriceps (Vinciguerra, 1883)
Microlipophrys nigriceps, the black-headed blenny, is a small Mediterranean blenny found in shallow shaded cave and crevice habitats.
Microlipophrys adriaticus (Steindachner & Kolombatovic, 1883)
Microlipophrys adriaticus (Steindachner & Kolombatovic, 1883)
Microlipophrys adriaticus, the Adriatic blenny, is a small combtooth blenny found across several eastern European seas.
Microlipophrys dalmatinus (Steindachner & Kolombatovic, 1883)
Microlipophrys dalmatinus (Steindachner & Kolombatovic, 1883)
Microlipophrys dalmatinus is a combtooth blenny species found near Portugal and the Mediterranean, growing up to 4.1 cm long.
Microlipophrys canevae (Vinciguerra, 1880)
Microlipophrys canevae (Vinciguerra, 1880)
Microlipophrys canevae is a combtooth blenny species found in the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean, reaching 7.5 cm total length.
Salaria pavo (Risso, 1810)
Salaria pavo (Risso, 1810)
Salaria pavo, the peacock blenny, is a combtooth blenny with unique alternative male reproductive tactics.
Salarias ceramensis Bleeker, 1853
Salarias ceramensis Bleeker, 1853
Salarias ceramensis (Seram or Ceram blenny) is a shallow Pacific combtooth blenny used in aquariums and minor fisheries.
Salarias ramosus Bath, 1992
Salarias ramosus Bath, 1992
Starry blenny (Salarias ramosus) is a Western Central Pacific combtooth blenny that sometimes appears in the aquarium trade, growing up to 14 cm long.
Salarias guttatus Valenciennes, 1836
Salarias guttatus Valenciennes, 1836
Salarias guttatus, the breast-spot or blue-spot blenny, is a western Pacific combtooth blenny reaching 10 cm in total length.
Salarias alboguttatus Kner, 1867
Salarias alboguttatus Kner, 1867
Salarias alboguttatus, the whitespotted blenny, is a combtooth blenny from Indo-Pacific coral reefs reaching 9 cm long.
Salarias fasciatus (Bloch, 1786)
Salarias fasciatus (Bloch, 1786)
Salarias fasciatus is a small reef blenny with distinct color markings that inhabits shallow Indo-Pacific reef flats.
Scartella cristata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Scartella cristata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Scartella cristata (molly miller blenny) is a small combtooth blenny found across Atlantic and Mediterranean waters.
Aspidontus taeniatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
Aspidontus taeniatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
Aspidontus taeniatus, the false cleanerfish, is a blenny that mimics the bluestreak cleaner wrasse to bite other fish, native to Indo-Pacific coral reefs.
Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1836)
Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1836)
Aspidontus dussumieri (lance blenny/Dussumier's blenny) is a combtooth blenny found on Indo-Pacific coral reefs.
Meiacanthus grammistes (Valenciennes, 1836)
Meiacanthus grammistes (Valenciennes, 1836)
Meiacanthus grammistes is a venomous combtooth blenny from the western Pacific that occasionally enters the aquarium trade.
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