Blenniinae is one of two
subfamilies
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in the
combtooth blenny
Combtooth blennies are blenny, blenniiformids; Percomorpha, percomorph marine fish of the family Blenniidae, part of the Order (biology), order Blenniiformes. They are the largest family of blennies with around 401 known species in 58 genera. Com ...
family
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Blenniidae, it is the smallest of the two subfamilies in the Blennidae with 16 genera and 95
species
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.
Genera
The following genera are classifies as belonging to the Blenniinae:
* ''
Adelotremus''
Smith-Vaniz & Rose
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, 2012
* ''
Aspidontus''
Cuvier, 1834
* ''
Blennius''
Linnaeus
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, 1758
* ''
Enchelyurus
''Enchelyurus'' is a genus of combtooth blenny, combtooth blennies found in the Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:
* ''Enchelyurus ater'' (Albert Günther, Günther, 1877) ...
''
Peters, 1868
* ''
Haptogenys''
Springer
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, 1972
* ''
Laiphognathus''
J.L.B. Smith, 1955
* ''
Meiacanthus''
Norman, 1944
* ''
Oman
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Springer, 1985
* ''
Omobranchus''
Valenciennes
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, 1836
* ''
Omox''
Springer, 1972
* ''
Parenchelyurus''
Springer, 1972
* ''
Petroscirtes''
Rüppell, 1830
* ''
Phenablennius''
Springer & Smith-Vaniz, 1972
* ''
Plagiotremus''
Gill
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, 1865
* ''
Spaniblennius''
Bath
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Plac ...
& Wirtz, 1989
* ''
Xiphasia''
Swainson, 1839
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q61882808
Blenniidae
Ray-finned fish subfamilies
Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque