''Brockius'' is a genus of

labrisomid Labrisomids are small blennioids (blennies), percomorph marine fish belonging to the family Labrisomidae. Found mostly in the tropical Atlantic and Pacific Ocean, the family contains about 110 species in 15 genera. Stockier than the average bl ...

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from the waters of the eastern Pacific and the western Atlantic where they are associated with reefs and seaweed-covered rocks.

Species

The species in the genus are: *'' Brockius albigenys'' ( Beebe & Tee-Van, 1928) (White-cheek blenny) *'' Brockius nigricinctus'' ( Howell-Rivero), 1936 (Spotcheek blenny) *'' Brockius striatus'' (Clark L. Hubbs, 1953) (Green blenny)

Taxonomy

The name ''Brockius'' was coined by Clark L. Hubbs as a

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of ''

Labrisomus ''Labrisomus'' is a genus of labrisomid blennies native to the western Atlantic ocean and the eastern Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus: * ''Labrisomus conditus'' I. Sazima ( fr), Carvalho-Filho, ...

'' but has been raised to a genus in its own right.

Etymology

The generic name honours the

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and

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Vernon E. Brock (1912-1971) who collected the

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of ''B. striatus''.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q20119264 Labrisomidae Ray-finned fish genera Taxa named by Clark Hubbs