''Hypsoblennius'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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 and Atlantic Oceans.
Species
There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Hypsoblennius brevipinnis''
( Günther, 1861) (Barnaclebill blenny)
* ''
Hypsoblennius caulopus''
( C. H. Gilbert, 1898) (Tidepool blenny)
* ''
Hypsoblennius digueti''
Chabanaud, 1943
* ''
Hypsoblennius exstochilus''
J. E. Böhlke, 1959 (Longhorn blenny)
* ''
Hypsoblennius gentilis''
( Girard, 1854) (Bay blenny)
* ''
Hypsoblennius gilberti''
(D. S. Jordan
David Starr Jordan (January 19, 1851 – September 19, 1931) was the founding president of Stanford University, serving from 1891 to 1913. He was an ichthyologist during his research career. Prior to serving as president of Stanford Universi ...
, 1882) (Rockpool blenny)
* ''
Hypsoblennius hentz''
( Lesueur, 1825) (Feather blenny)
* ''
Hypsoblennius invemar''
Smith-Vaniz & Acero P., 1980 (Tessellated blenny)
* ''
Hypsoblennius ionthas''
(D. S. Jordan
David Starr Jordan (January 19, 1851 – September 19, 1931) was the founding president of Stanford University, serving from 1891 to 1913. He was an ichthyologist during his research career. Prior to serving as president of Stanford Universi ...
& C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Freckled blenny)
* ''
Hypsoblennius jenkinsi''
(D. S. Jordan
David Starr Jordan (January 19, 1851 – September 19, 1931) was the founding president of Stanford University, serving from 1891 to 1913. He was an ichthyologist during his research career. Prior to serving as president of Stanford Universi ...
& Evermann, 1896) (Mussel blenny)
* ''
Hypsoblennius maculipinna''
( Regan, 1903)
* ''
Hypsoblennius paytensis''
(Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner descri ...
, 1876)
* ''
Hypsoblennius proteus''
( Krejsa, 1960) (Socorro blenny)
* ''
Hypsoblennius robustus''
Hildebrand
Hildebrand is a character from Germanic heroic legend. ''Hildebrand'' is the modern German form of the name: in Old High German it is ''Hiltibrant'' and in Old Norse ''Hildibrandr''. The word ''hild'' means "battle" and ''brand'' means "sword" ...
, 1946
* ''
Hypsoblennius sordidus''
( E. T. Bennett, 1828)
* ''
Hypsoblennius striatus''
(Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner descri ...
, 1876) (Striated blenny)
References
Salarinae
Marine fish genera
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