''Alloblennius'' is a genus of

combtooth blennies Combtooth blennies are blenniiformids; percomorph marine fish of the family Blenniidae, part of the order Blenniiformes. They are the largest family of blennies with around 401 known species in 58 genera. Combtooth blennies are found in tropical ...

(family Blenniidae) found in the western and northeastern

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.''Alloblennius frondiculus'', a new species of blenny from the Andaman Islands (Teleostei: Blenniidae: Salariini)
by William F. Smith-Vaniz and Gerald R. Allen, 2012.

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Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus: * '' Alloblennius anuchalis'' ( V. G. Springer & Spreitzer, 1978) * '' Alloblennius frondiculus'' Smith-Vaniz & G. R. Allen, 2012 * ''

Alloblennius jugularis The jugular blenny (''Alloblennius jugularis'') is a combtooth blenny (family Blenniidae) found in the western Indian Ocean.

'' ( Klunzinger, 1871) (Jugular blenny) * ''

Alloblennius parvus ''Alloblennius parvus'', the dwarf blenny, is a combtooth blenny, from the subfamily Salarinae, of the family Blenniidae.

'' ( V. G. Springer & Spreitzer, 1978) (Dwarf blenny) * ''

Alloblennius pictus ''Alloblennius pictus'' is a species of combtooth blenny (family Blenniidae).

'' (

Lotan Lotan (Ugaritic: 𐎍𐎚𐎐''-ltn'', transliterated ''Lôtān'', ''Litan'', or ''Litānu'', meaning "coiled") is a servant of the sea god Yam defeated by the storm god Hadad-Baʿal in the Ugaritic ''Baal Cycle''. Lotan seems to have be ...

, 1969)

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Salarinae Taxa named by Victor G. Springer {{Blenniidae-stub