Family

Blenniidae

86 species · Animals

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Notchbrow Blenny

Hypsoblennius gilberti (Jordan, 1882)

Hypsoblennius gilberti, the rockpool blenny, is a eastern Pacific combtooth blenny named for ichthyologist Charles H. Gilbert.

Mussel Blenny

Hypsoblennius jenkinsi (Jordan & Evermann, 1896)

The mussel blenny, Hypsoblennius jenkinsi, is a combtooth blenny from the eastern-central Pacific that grows to 13 cm total length.

Feather Blenny

Hypsoblennius hentz (Lesueur, 1825)

The feather blenny (Hypsoblennius hentz) is a small combtooth blenny found in the western Atlantic North American shore.

Zebra Blenny

Istiblennius zebra (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)

Istiblennius zebra, the zebra blenny, is a tidepool blenny endemic to Hawaii that is kept in aquariums.

Lined Rockskipper

Istiblennius lineatus (Valenciennes, 1836)

Istiblennius lineatus, the lined rockskipper, is a coral reef-dwelling combtooth blenny from the Indian and Pacific oceans that appears in the aquarium trade.

Dussumier's Rockskipper

Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1836)

Istiblennius dussumieri is a small blenny species found in shallow Indo-West Pacific coastal habitats.

Rippled Rockskipper

Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider, 1801)

Istiblennius edentulus, the rippled rockskipper, is a combtooth blenny found in coral reefs of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

Peacock Rockskipper

Istiblennius meleagris (Valenciennes, 1836)

Istiblennius meleagris, the peacock rockskipper, is a western Pacific coral reef combtooth blenny with distinct maximum size differences between males and females.

Shanny

Lipophrys pholis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lipophrys pholis, also called the shanny, is a common intertidal blenny fish found in the northeastern Atlantic and western Mediterranean.

Lipophrys trigloides (Valenciennes, 1836)

Lipophrys trigloides is a marine subtropical demersal combtooth blenny found in the Eastern Atlantic and nearby seas, growing up to 13 cm long.

Black-headed Blenny

Microlipophrys nigriceps (Vinciguerra, 1883)

Microlipophrys nigriceps, the black-headed blenny, is a small Mediterranean blenny found in shallow shaded cave and crevice habitats.

Adriatic blenny

Microlipophrys adriaticus (Steindachner & Kolombatovic, 1883)

Microlipophrys adriaticus, the Adriatic blenny, is a small combtooth blenny found across several eastern European seas.

Dalmatian Blenny

Microlipophrys dalmatinus (Steindachner & Kolombatovic, 1883)

Microlipophrys dalmatinus is a combtooth blenny species found near Portugal and the Mediterranean, growing up to 4.1 cm long.

Caneva's Blenny

Microlipophrys canevae (Vinciguerra, 1880)

Microlipophrys canevae is a combtooth blenny species found in the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean, reaching 7.5 cm total length.

Peacock Blenny

Salaria pavo (Risso, 1810)

Salaria pavo, the peacock blenny, is a combtooth blenny with unique alternative male reproductive tactics.

Seram blenny

Salarias ceramensis Bleeker, 1853

Salarias ceramensis (Seram or Ceram blenny) is a shallow Pacific combtooth blenny used in aquariums and minor fisheries.

Starry blenny

Salarias ramosus Bath, 1992

Starry blenny (Salarias ramosus) is a Western Central Pacific combtooth blenny that sometimes appears in the aquarium trade, growing up to 14 cm long.

Breastspot Blenny

Salarias guttatus Valenciennes, 1836

Salarias guttatus, the breast-spot or blue-spot blenny, is a western Pacific combtooth blenny reaching 10 cm in total length.

Whitespotted Blenny

Salarias alboguttatus Kner, 1867

Salarias alboguttatus, the whitespotted blenny, is a combtooth blenny from Indo-Pacific coral reefs reaching 9 cm long.

Jewelled Blenny

Salarias fasciatus (Bloch, 1786)

Salarias fasciatus is a small reef blenny with distinct color markings that inhabits shallow Indo-Pacific reef flats.

Molly Miller

Scartella cristata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Scartella cristata (molly miller blenny) is a small combtooth blenny found across Atlantic and Mediterranean waters.

False Cleanerfish

Aspidontus taeniatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834

Aspidontus taeniatus, the false cleanerfish, is a blenny that mimics the bluestreak cleaner wrasse to bite other fish, native to Indo-Pacific coral reefs.