''Microlipophrys'' 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
Atlantic
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ocean and the
Mediterranean Sea
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.
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:
[Almada F., Almada V.C., Guillemaud T., Wirtz P. (2005]
Phylogenetic relationships of the north-eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean blenniids.
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 86(3): 283-295.
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Microlipophrys adriaticus
The Adriatic blenny, ''Microlipophrys adriaticus'', is a species of combtooth blenny widespread in the Mediterranean Sea, the Adriatic Sea and the Aegean Sea, also known from the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea
The Black Sea is a mar ...
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(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 ...
& Kolombatović, 1883) (Adriatic blenny)
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Microlipophrys bauchotae
''Microlipophrys bauchotae'' is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern Atlantic ocean, known only from the Bay of Victoria, Cameroon and Bahia de Isabel, Bioko. This species grows to a length of TL.
Etymology
The specific name h ...
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( Wirtz & Bath
Bath may refer to:
* Bathing, immersion in a fluid
** Bathtub, a large open container for water, in which a person may wash their body
** Public bathing, a public place where people bathe
* Thermae, ancient Roman public bathing facilities
Plac ...
, 1982)
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Microlipophrys caboverdensis
''Microlipophrys caboverdensis'' is a species of marine fish in the family Blenniidae, the combtooth blennies. It is endemic to Cape Verde, eastern central Atlantic Ocean. The species was named and described as ''Lipophrys caboverdensis'' by Pet ...
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( Wirtz & Bath
Bath may refer to:
* Bathing, immersion in a fluid
** Bathtub, a large open container for water, in which a person may wash their body
** Public bathing, a public place where people bathe
* Thermae, ancient Roman public bathing facilities
Plac ...
, 1989)
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Microlipophrys canevae
''Microlipophrys canevae'' is a species of combtooth blenny found in the northeast Atlantic Ocean near Portugal and in the Mediterranean Sea. This species grows to a length of TL.
A previously undescribed species of combtooth blenny was descr ...
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( Vinciguerra, 1880)
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Microlipophrys dalmatinus
''Microlipophrys dalmatinus'', the blennie dalmate, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the northeast Atlantic Ocean near Portugal, and the Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea ( ) is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surro ...
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(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 ...
& Kolombatović, 1883)
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Microlipophrys nigriceps
The black-headed blenny (''Microlipophrys nigriceps'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Blenniidae, the combtooth blennies. This species is endemic to the Mediterranean sea.
Taxonomy
The black-headed blenny was fir ...
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( Vinciguerra, 1883) (Black-headed blenny)
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Microlipophrys velifer
''Microlipophrys velifer'', the sailfin blenny is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern Atlantic ocean off west Africa from Mauritania and Cape Verde to the Cunene River, Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a ...
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(Norman
Norman or Normans may refer to:
Ethnic and cultural identity
* The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 9th and 10th centuries
** People or things connected with the Norma ...
, 1935) (Sailfin blenny)
References
Taxa named by Peter Wirtz
Salarinae
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