''Aspidontus'' is a genus of
combtooth blennies found in the
Pacific
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and
Indian ocean
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s.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Aspidontus dussumieri''
(Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...
, 1836) (Lance blenny)
* ''
Aspidontus taeniatus''
Quoy & Gaimard
Joseph Paul Gaimard (31 January 1793 – 10 December 1858) was a French naval surgeon and naturalist.
Biography
Gaimard was born at Saint-Zacharie on January 31, 1793. He studied medicine at the naval medical school in Toulon, subseque ...
, 1834 (False cleanerfish)
* ''
Aspidontus tractus''
Fowler, 1903
References
Taxa named by Georges Cuvier
Blenniinae
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