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Hypleurochilus
''Hypleurochilus'' is a genus of combtooth blenny, combtooth blennies found throughout the Atlantic Ocean. Species There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus: * ''Hypleurochilus aequipinnis'' (Albert Günther, Günther, 1861) (Oyster blenny) * ''Hypleurochilus bananensis'' (Max Poll, Poll, 1959) * ''Hypleurochilus bermudensis'' William Beebe, Beebe & John Tee-Van, Tee-Van, 1933 (Barred blenny) * ''Hypleurochilus brasil'' Hudson Tercio Pinheiro, Pinheiro, João Luiz Rosetti Gasparini, Gasparini & Carlos Augusto Rangel Gonçalves, Rangel, 2013Pinheiro, H.T., Gasparini, J.L. & Rangel, C.A. (2013): A new species of the genus ''Hypleurochilus'' (Teleostei: Blenniidae) from Trindade Island and Martin Vaz Archipelago, Brazil. ''Zootaxa, 3709 (1): 95–100.'' * ''Hypleurochilus caudovittatus'' Hans Bath, Bath, 1994 (Zebratail blenny) * ''Hypleurochilus fissicornis'' (Jean René Constant Quoy, Quoy & Joseph Paul Gaimard, Gaimard, 1824) * ''Hypleurochilus geminatus'' (William ...
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Hypleurochilus Geminatus
''Hypleurochilus geminatus'', the crested blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Atlantic ocean. This species grows to a length of TL. Location ''Hypleurochilus geminatus''is found along the coastal waters of the Northern Gulf of Mexico on up to the Western part of the Atlantic Ocean, from Cuba north to New Jersey. The crested blenny is sometimes reef associated in the subtropical climates. They live on hard bottoms such as oyster reefs and rock areas in estuaries. Morphology ''Hypleurochilus geminatus'' has a morphology consistent with most Blenniids. It is a small, slender fish with eyes on top of its head and a ventral mouth with a non protractile upper jaw. It also has an elongated body that is laterally compressed with long anal and dorsal fins with spines that are often flexible. The body and fins are dark brown with spots of marbling. The female has square dark blotches and a lighter body. Breeding males develop a brightly colored chin and thr ...
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Hypleurochilus Brasil
''Hypleurochilus brasil'' is a species of combtooth blenny from the subfamily Salarinae of the family Blenniidae. It is endemic to the reefs around Trindade and Martin Vaz off Brazil in the western South Atlantic Ocean. Description ''Hypleurochilus brasil'' is distinguished from other species in the genus ''Hypleurochilus'' by having 3 rays in the pelvic fin, an average of 123 spines and 12 soft rays in the dorsal fin and 2 spines and 15-16 rays in the anal fin. It also lacks any blackened stripes and has a green or white nape and many, small red spots along its body, these spots decrease in size towards the tail. In life the body of this blenny is translucent, tinted faintly brown in juveniles and orange in adults, the adults having pae, transverse bars on the head and close to the tail. It is a small species which grows to a maximum recorded standard length of . Distribution and habitat ''Hypleurochilus brasil'' occurs only off the Brazilian archipelago of Trindade and Marti ...
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Hypleurochilus Fissicornis
''Hypleurochilus fissicornis'' is a species of combtooth blenny found in the Azores and southwest Atlantic ocean off eastern South America from Paraíba to Uruguay Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A .... This species grows to a length of . References fissicornis Fish described in 1824 {{Blenniidae-stub ...
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Hypleurochilus Springeri
''Hypleurochilus springeri'', the orange-spotted blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Caribbean Sea. This species grows to a length of TL. The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including bony fish (Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish (Agnatha). According to FishBase, 35,800 species of fish had been described as of March 2 ... Victor G. Springer. References springeri Fish of the Caribbean Fish described in 1966 {{Blenniidae-stub ...
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Hypleurochilus Bananensis
''Hypleurochilus bananensis'' is a species of combtooth blenny which is patchily distributed in the eastern central Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the Age of Discovery, it was known for se ... ocean from Israel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This species grows to a length of SL. References bananensis Fish of the Mediterranean Sea Marine fish of West Africa Fish described in 1959 Taxa named by Max Poll {{Blenniidae-stub ...
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Hypleurochilus Caudovittatus
''Hypleurochilus caudovittatus'', the zebratail blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western central Atlantic ocean, in the Gulf of Mexico off the western coast of Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic .... References caudovittatus Fish of the Atlantic Ocean Taxa named by Hans Bath Fish described in 1994 {{Blenniidae-stub ...
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Hypleurochilus Aequipinnis
''Hypleurochilus aequipinnis'', the oyster blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Atlantic ocean. This species grows to a length of TL. The species is oviparous and their larvae is planktonic. They feed on crustaceans, hydroids, bryozoans Bryozoa (also known as the Polyzoa, Ectoprocta or commonly as moss animals) are a phylum of simple, aquatic animal, aquatic invertebrate animals, nearly all living in sedentary Colony (biology), colonies. Typically about long, they have a spe ... and pelecypods. Distribution The species has a wide distribution across the Western Atantic, from southern Florida to northern South America - species have been reported as far as Brazil. References aequipinnis Fish described in 1861 Taxa named by Albert Günther {{Blenniidae-stub ...
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Hypleurochilus Pseudoaequipinnis
''Hypleurochilus pseudoaequipinnis'' is a species of combtooth blenny found in the Atlantic ocean, in the Americas it ranges from Cape Canaveral, Florida to Santa Catarina in Brazil and the eastern Atlantic it is found off Sao Tome and Principe in the Gulf of Guinea The Gulf of Guinea (French language, French: ''Golfe de Guinée''; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Golfo de Guinea''; Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Golfo da Guiné'') is the northeasternmost part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean from Cape Lopez i .... References pseudoaequipinnis Fish of the Western Atlantic Taxa named by Hans Bath Fish described in 1994 {{Blenniidae-stub ...
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Hypleurochilus Multifilis
''Hypleurochilus multifilis'', the featherduster blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Atlantic ocean, in the Gulf of Mexico around Texas, USA. Its distribution extends from central Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ... to Tabasco, Mexico. References multifilis Fish described in 1858 {{Blenniidae-stub ...
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Hypleurochilus Bermudensis
''Hypleurochilus bermudensis'', the barred blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the .... This species grows to a length of TL. References bermudensis Fauna of Bermuda Fauna of the Bahamas Fish described in 1933 Taxa named by William Beebe Taxa named by John Tee-Van {{Blenniidae-stub ...
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Hypleurochilus Langi
''Hypleurochilus langi'' is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern Atlantic ocean, from Senegal to the mouth of the Congo River. This species grows to a length of SL. This blenny is euryhaline and it enters mouths of large rivers and occurs among mangroves, it prefers brackish water. The specific name of this blenny honours the German zoologist and taxidermist Herbert Lang (1879-1957) of the American Museum of Natural History, who helped to collect the type Type may refer to: Science and technology Computing * Typing, producing text via a keyboard, typewriter, etc. * Data type, collection of values used for computations. * File type * TYPE (DOS command), a command to display contents of a file. * .... References langi Marine fish of Central Africa Marine fish of West Africa Fish described in 1923 {{Blenniidae-stub ...
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