Blenniidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Perciformes, class . The family contains 87 accepted species worldwide.
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Ecsenius axelrodi Springer, 1988
Ecsenius axelrodi, Axelrod's blenny, is a small combtooth blenny species native …
Parablennius incognitus (Bath, 1968)
Parablennius incognitus, the mystery blenny, is a small combtooth blenny found i…
Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier, 1829)
Parablennius pilicornis, the ringneck blenny, is a widely distributed combtooth …
Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider, 1801)
Istiblennius edentulus, the rippled rockskipper, is a combtooth blenny found in …
Cirripectes stigmaticus Strasburg & Schultz, 1953
Cirripectes stigmaticus, the red-streaked blenny, is an Indo-Pacific combtooth b…
Chasmodes saburrae Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Chasmodes saburrae, the Florida blenny, is a small demersal blenny native to sha…
Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes, 1836)
Petroscirtes breviceps is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs of …
Cirripectes castaneus (Valenciennes, 1836)
Cirripectes castaneus, the chestnut eyelash-blenny, is a combtooth blenny found …
Ecsenius pictus McKinney & Springer, 1976
Ecsenius pictus is a small 5 cm combtooth blenny from the central Indo-Pacific t…
Salaria fluviatilis (Asso, 1801)
Salaria fluviatilis, the freshwater blenny, is a small fish found across souther…
Exallias brevis (Kner, 1868)
Exallias brevis, the leopard blenny, is a small spotted reef blenny found in Ind…
Salarias ramosus Bath, 1992
Starry blenny (Salarias ramosus) is a Western Central Pacific combtooth blenny t…
Blenniidae animals belong to the Perciformes order in the Animalia kingdom. This species is variable in coloration, but typically has broad orange bands running along its body, plus transverse black bars on the rear half of its body. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Blenniidae is classified in the order Perciformes, class , phylum Chordata. Its specific scientific name "pictus" is Latin for "painted", and this name refers to the species' distinctive, unusual colour pattern.
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