Blenniella
| Blenniella | |
|---|---|
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| Blue-dashed Rockskipper (B. periophthalmus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Blennioidei |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Blenniella Reid, 1943 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Blenniella rhessodon Reid, 1943 (jr. synonym of B. gibbifrons) | |
Blenniella is a genus of combtooth blennies found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Species
There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Blenniella bilitonensis (Bleeker, 1858)
- 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
- ↑ WoRMS (2010). "Blenniella Reid, 1943". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Blenniella in FishBase. February 2013 version.