''Labrisomus'' 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 ...

blennies native to the western

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ocean and the eastern

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Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Labrisomus conditus ''Labrisomus conditus'', the Masquerader hairy blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, off northeastern Brazil, and it has been reported from Florida, United States, in the Atlantic Ocean T ...

'' I. Sazima ( fr), Carvalho-Filho, Gasparini & C. Sazima, 2009 (Masquerader hairy blenny) * ''

Labrisomus cricota ''Labrisomus cricota'', the Mock blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea where it occurs on rocky bottoms with plentiful algal growth at depths down to . It is believed that the ter ...

'' I. Sazima ( fr), Gasparini & R. L. Moura, 2002 (Mock blenny) * ''

Labrisomus fernandezianus ''Labrisomus fernandezianus'' is a species of labrisomid blenny endemic to the Juan Fernández Islands, in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. References fernandezianus Taxa named by Alphonse Guichenot Fish described in 1848 Endemic fau ...

'' ( Guichenot, 1848) * ''

Labrisomus jenkinsi ''Labrisomus jenkinsi'', Jenkin's blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny endemic to the Galapagos Islands where it seems to inhabit areas with rocky substrates. This species can reach a length of TL. The specific name honours Oliver Pee ...

'' ( Heller &

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, 1903) (Jenkins' blenny) * ''

Labrisomus multiporosus ''Labrisomus multiporosus'', the Porehead blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the eastern Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Peru including the Galapagos Islands. This species lives on reefs from very shallow waters to a depth of ...

'' C. Hubbs, 1953 (Porehead blenny) * '' Labrisomus nuchipinnis'' ( Quoy &

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, 1824) (Hairy blenny) * ''

Labrisomus philippii ''Labrisomus philippii'', the Chalaco clinid, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Pacific coast of South America from Peru to Chile. This species can reach a length of TL and the greatest recorded weight for a specimen of this ...

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, 1866) (Chalapo clinid) * ''

Labrisomus pomaspilus ''Labrisomus pomaspilus'' is a species of labrisomid blenny only known from the Pacific coast in the area of Esmeraldas, Ecuador and from some locations in Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in ...

'' V. G. Springer &

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, 1965 * '' Labrisomus socorroensis'' C. Hubbs, 1953 (Misspelled blenny) * ''

Labrisomus wigginsi ''Labrisomus wigginsi'', the Baja blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny endemic to the Pacific coast of Baja California. This species is only known from shallow, weed-grown rocky areas and also from tide pools where it is known to occur ...

'' C. Hubbs, 1953 (Baja blenny) * '' Labrisomus xanti'' T. N. Gill, 1860 (Largemouth blenny)

References

Labrisomidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by William John Swainson {{Labrisomidae-stub