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Blenniella
Blenniella is a genus of combtooth blennies found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
| Blenniella | |
|---|---|
| Hump-headed blenny Blenniella gibbifrons | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Blenniella Reid, 1943 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Blenniella rhessodon Reid, 1943 | |
Species edit
There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Blenniella bilitonensis (Bleeker, 1858) (Lined rockskipper)
- Blenniella caudolineata (Günther, 1877) (Blue-spotted blenny)
- Blenniella chrysospilos (Bleeker, 1857) (Red-spotted blenny)
- Blenniella cyanostigma (Bleeker, 1849) (Striped rockskipper)
- Blenniella gibbifrons (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Hump-headed blenny)
- Blenniella interrupta (Bleeker, 1857) (Dashed-line blenny)
- Blenniella leopardus (Fowler, 1904)
- Blenniella paula (Bryan & Herre, 1903)
- Blenniella periophthalmus (Valenciennes, 1836) (Blue-dashed rockskipper)
References edit
- ^ WoRMS (2010). "Blenniella Reid, 1943". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Blenniella in FishBase. February 2013 version.