Rhabdoblennius
Rhabdoblennius is a genus of combtooth blennies found in the Pacific Ocean, mostly in the western Pacific.[2] The name pf this genus is derived from the Greek word rhabdos meaning "stick" or "rod" and blennius meaning "mucus", referring to the absence of scales on the body of blennies.[3]
| Rhabdoblennius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Subfamily: | Salarinae |
| Genus: | Rhabdoblennius Whitley, 1930 |
| Type species | |
| Blennius rhabdotrachelus Fowler & Ball, 1924[1] | |
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Rhabdoblennius nigropunctatus Bath, 2004
- Rhabdoblennius nitidus (Günther, 1861) (Barred-chin blenny)
- Rhabdoblennius papuensis Bath, 2004
- Rhabdoblennius rhabdotrachelus (Fowler & Ball, 1924) (Barchin blenny)
- Rhabdoblennius snowi (Fowler, 1928) (Snow's rockskipper)
References
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Rhabdoblennius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Rhabdoblennius in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 October 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
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