''Neoclinus'' is a

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of chaenopsid blennies found in the North

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ocean along the coasts of

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and

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Species

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

Neoclinus blanchardi The sarcastic fringehead (''Neoclinus blanchardi'') is a small but hardy saltwater tube-blenny that possesses a large mouth and aggressive territorial behavior, for which it has been given its common name. The term 'fringehead' reflects the distin ...

'' Girard, 1858 (Sarcastic fringehead) * ''

Neoclinus bryope ''Neoclinus bryope'', is a species of chaenopsid blenny found around Japan and South Korea in the western Pacific ocean, and around California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast ...

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& Snyder, 1902) * ''

Neoclinus chihiroe ''Neoclinus chihiroe'' is a species of chaenopsid blenny found around Japan, in the northwest Pacific The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to th ...

'' Fukao, 1987 * ''

Neoclinus lacunicola ''Neoclinus lacunicola'' is a species of chaenopsid blenny found around Japan, in the northwest Pacific The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to ...

'' Fukao, 1980 * ''

Neoclinus monogrammus ''Neoclinus monogrammus'' is a species of chaenopsid blenny found around Japan in the north-west Pacific Ocean where it is found on rocky areas which are subject to strong currents. References monogrammus Fish described in 2010 {{cha ...

'' Murase, Aizawa & Sunobe, 2010 Murase, A., Aizawa, M. & Sunobe, T. (2010): Two New Chaenopsid Fishes, ''Neoclinus monogrammus'' and ''Neoclinus nudiceps'' (Teleostei: Perciformes: Blennioidei), from Japan. ''Species Diversity, 15 (2): 57-70.'' * ''

Neoclinus nudiceps ''Neoclinus nudiceps'' is a species of chaenopsid blenny found around Japan in the north-west Pacific Ocean where it is inhabits cavities within rocky areas. References nudiceps Fish described in 2010 {{Chaenopsidae-stub ...

'' Murase, Aizawa & Sunobe, 2010 * ''

Neoclinus nudus ''Neoclinus nudus'' is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs around Okinawa Island, Japan, and Taiwan, in the northwest Pacific The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends f ...

'' J. S. Stephens & V. G. Springer, 1971 * ''

Neoclinus okazakii ''Neoclinus okazakii'' is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in rocky reefs around Japan, in the northwestern Pacific The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean ...

'' Fukao, 1987 * ''

Neoclinus stephensae ''Neoclinus stephensae'', the yellowfin fringehead, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in the eastern Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of TL. The specific name honours the collector of the type, the British-American conchologi ...

'' C. L. Hubbs, 1953 (Yellowfin fringehead) * ''

Neoclinus toshimaensis ''Neoclinus toshimaensis'' is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in rocky reefs around Japan, in the northwest Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of TL. This species feeds primarily on benthic algae Algae ( , ; : alga ) is a ...

'' Fukao, 1980 * ''

Neoclinus uninotatus ''Neoclinus uninotatus'', the onespot fringehead, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in the eastern Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of TL. This species feeds primarily on benthic crustacean Crustaceans (from Latin meaning: ...

'' C. L. Hubbs, 1953 (Onespot fringehead)

References

Chaenopsidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Charles Frédéric Girard {{Chaenopsidae-stub