Hypsoblennius
Hypsoblennius is a genus of combtooth blennies found in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
| Hypsoblennius | |
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| Hypsoblennius hentz from the Rappahanock River in Virginia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Subfamily: | Salarinae |
| Genus: | Hypsoblennius T. N. Gill, 1861 |
| Type species | |
| Blennius hentz Lesueur, 1825[1] | |
Species
There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Hypsoblennius brevipinnis (Günther, 1861) (Barnaclebill blenny)
- Hypsoblennius caulopus (C. H. Gilbert, 1898) (Tidepool blenny)
- Hypsoblennius digueti Chabanaud, 1943 - synonymous with H. gentilis.
- Hypsoblennius exstochilus J. E. Böhlke, 1959 (Longhorn blenny)
- Hypsoblennius gentilis (Girard, 1854) (Bay blenny)
- Hypsoblennius gilberti (D. S. Jordan, 1882) (Rockpool blenny)
- Hypsoblennius hentz (Lesueur, 1825) (Feather blenny)
- Hypsoblennius invemar Smith-Vaniz & Acero P., 1980 (Tessellated blenny)
- Hypsoblennius ionthas (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Freckled blenny)
- Hypsoblennius jenkinsi (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896) (Mussel blenny)
- Hypsoblennius maculipinna (Regan, 1903)
- Hypsoblennius paytensis (Steindachner, 1876)
- Hypsoblennius proteus (Krejsa, 1960) (Socorro blenny)
- Hypsoblennius robustus Hildebrand, 1946
- Hypsoblennius sordidus (E. T. Bennett, 1828)
- Hypsoblennius striatus (Steindachner, 1876) (Striated blenny)
References
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Hypsoblennius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Hypsoblennius in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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