Microlipophrys
| Microlipophrys | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Microlipophrys nigriceps | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Blennioidei |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Microlipophrys F. Almada, V. C. Almada, Guillemaud & Wirtz, 2005 |
| Type species | |
| Blennius canevae Vinciguerra, 1880 | |
Microlipophrys is a genus of combtooth blennies found in Atlantic ocean and the Mediterranean sea.
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Microlipophrys adriaticus (Steindachner & Kolombatović, 1883)
- Microlipophrys bauchotae (Wirtz & Bath, 1982)
- Microlipophrys caboverdensis (Wirtz & Bath, 1989)
- Microlipophrys canevae (Vinciguerra, 1880)
- Microlipophrys dalmatinus (Steindachner & Kolombatović, 1883)
- Microlipophrys nigriceps (Vinciguerra, 1883) (Black-headed blenny)
- Microlipophrys velifer (Norman, 1935)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Microlipophrys in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ↑ Almada F., Almada V.C., Guillemaud T., Wirtz P. (2005) Phylogenetic relationships of the north-eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean blenniids. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 86(3): 283-295.
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