Salarinae is one of two subfamilies in the combtooth blenny

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Blenniidae, it is the largest of the two subfamilies in the Blennidae with 43 genera. The species in this subfamily are mainly marine, with a few species which are found in freshwater or brackish water, and a few species are known to spend much time out of the water.

Classification

The Salarinae was formerly divided into at least two tribes, the Parablenniini and the Salariini, largely based on their dentition. However, the differences between these two tribes were not consistent, many taxa showed intermediate characteristics and it has been suggested that the subfamily should not be divided into tribes. Subject to further study, the Parablenniini and Salarinae should be treated as

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. The following genera are classified as belonging to the Salarinae: * '' Aidablennius'' Whitley, 1947 * '' Alloblennius'' Smith-Vaniz &

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, 1971 * '' Alticus'' Lacepède, 1800 * ''

Andamia ''Andamia'' is a genus of Combtooth blenny, combtooth blennies found in the Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Species There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: * ''Andamia amphibius'' (Johann Julius Walbaum, Walbaum, 17 ...

'' Blyth, 1858 * '' Antennablennius'' Fowler, 1931 * '' Atrosalarias'' Whitley 1933 * '' Bathyblennius''

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, 1977 * '' Blenniella'' Reid, 1943 * '' Chalaroderma'' Norman, 1944 * '' Chasmodes''

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Cirripectes ''Cirripectes'' is a large genus of combtooth blennies found throughout the Pacific and Indian Ocean, Indian oceans. ''Cirripectes biconvexus'', an otolith based fossil species from the Burdigalian (Miocene) of southwestern India (Quilon Formatio ...

'' Swainson, 1839 * '' Cirrisalarias'' Springer, 1976 * '' Coryphoblennius'' Norman, 1944 * '' Crossosalarias'' Smith-Vaniz & Springer, 1971 * '' Dodekablennos'' Springer & Spreitzer, 1978 * '' Ecsenius'' McCulloch, 1923 * '' Entomacrodus'' Gill, 1859 * '' Exallias''

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& Evermann, 1905 * '' Glyptoparus'' J.L.B. Smith, 1959 * '' Hirculops'' J.L.B. Smith, 1959 * '' Hypleurochilus'' Gill, 1861 * '' Hypsoblennius'' Gill, 1861 * '' Istiblennius'' Whitley, 1943 * '' Lipophrys'' Gill, 1896 * '' Litobranchus'' Smith-Vaniz & Springer, 1971 * '' Lupinoblennius'' Herre, 1942 * '' Medusablennius'' Springer, 1966 * '' Microlipophrys''

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, Guillemaud & Wirtz, 2005 * '' Mimoblennius'' Smith-Vaniz & Springer, 1971 * '' Nannosalarias'' Smith-Vaniz & Springer, 1971 * '' Ophioblennius'' Gill, 1860 * '' Parablennius'' Miranda Ribeiro, 1915 * '' Parahypsos'' Bath, 1982 * '' Paralticus'' Springer & Williams, 1994 * '' Pereulixia'' J.L.B. Smith, 1959 * '' Praealticus'' Schultz & Chapman, 1960 * '' Rhabdoblennius'' Whitley, 1930 * '' Salaria'' Forsskål, 1775 * '' Salarias'' Cuvier, 1816 * '' Salariopsis'' Vecchioni et al. 2022 * '' Scartella'' Jordan, 1886 * '' Scartichthys'' Jordan & Evermann, 1898 * '' Stanulus'' J.L.B. Smith, 1959

References

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