''Blenniella'' 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 tropic ...
found in the
Pacific
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and
Indian Ocean
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s.
Species
There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Blenniella bilitonensis''
( Bleeker, 1858) (Lined rockskipper)
* ''
Blenniella caudolineata''
( Günther, 1877) (Blue-spotted blenny)
* ''
Blenniella chrysospilos''
( Bleeker, 1857) (Red-spotted blenny)
* ''
Blenniella cyanostigma''
( Bleeker, 1849) (Striped rockskipper)
* ''
Blenniella gibbifrons''
( 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, subsequent ...
, 1824) (Hump-headed blenny)
* ''
Blenniella interrupta''
( Bleeker, 1857) (Dashed-line blenny)
* ''
Blenniella leopardus''
( Fowler, 1904)
* ''
Blenniella paula''
( Bryan & Herre, 1903)
* ''
Blenniella periophthalmus''
(Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; ; or ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced ...
, 1836) (Blue-dashed rockskipper)
Image:Blenniella chrysospilos (Bleeker, 1857).jpg, '' Blenniella chrysospilos''
Image:Blenniella Réunion island.JPG, '' Blenniella cyanostigma''
Image:Blenniella periophthalmus Réunion.jpg, '' Blenniella periophthalmus''
References
Salarinae
Taxa named by Earl Desmond Reid
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