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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Blenniidae Combtooth blennies
Subfamily: Salariinae
Genus: Hypsoblennius

(See list of species below)


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16 species (see list below)

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Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Hypsoblennius brevipinnis (Günther, 1861)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Hypsoblennius brevipinnis
[Barnaclebill blenny]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Hypsoblennius caulopus (Gilbert, 1898)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Hypsoblennius caulopus
[Tidepool blenny]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
 
Hypsoblennius digueti
[]

Photo by Johnson, L.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Hypsoblennius exstochilus Böhlke, 1959

Photo by Johnson, L.
 
Hypsoblennius exstochilus
[Longhorn blenny]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Hypsoblennius gentilis (Girard, 1854)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Hypsoblennius gentilis
[Bay blenny]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
 
Hypsoblennius gilberti
[Rockpool blenny]

Photo by Crippen, C.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Hypsoblennius hentz (Lesueur, 1825)

Photo by Crippen, C.
 
Hypsoblennius hentz
[Feather blenny]

Photo by Sazima, I.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 5.8 cm TL
Hypsoblennius invemar Smith-Vaniz & Acero P., 1980

Photo by Sazima, I.
 
Hypsoblennius invemar
[Tessellated blenny]
No picture found
Western Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Hypsoblennius ionthas
[Freckled blenny]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
 
Hypsoblennius jenkinsi
[Mussel blenny]
No picture found
South America
 
Hypsoblennius maculipinna
[]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
 
Hypsoblennius paytensis
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.6 cm SL
Hypsoblennius proteus (Krejsa, 1960)

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Hypsoblennius proteus
[Socorro blenny]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
 
Hypsoblennius robustus
[]

Photo by Hooker, Y.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 11.6 cm TL
Hypsoblennius sordidus (Bennett, 1828)

Photo by Hooker, Y.
 
Hypsoblennius sordidus
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Hypsoblennius striatus (Steindachner, 1876)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Hypsoblennius striatus
[Striated blenny]
16 Species of Family Blenniidae with Genus Hypsoblennius
(Combtooth blennies)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1861 Hypsoblennius brevipinnis Barnaclebill blenny Eastern Pacific 12 TL
1898 Hypsoblennius caulopus Tidepool blenny Eastern Pacific 9 TL
1943 Hypsoblennius digueti Eastern Central Pacific
1959 Hypsoblennius exstochilus Longhorn blenny Western Central Atlantic 5 TL
1854 Hypsoblennius gentilis Bay blenny Eastern Central Pacific 15 TL
1882 Hypsoblennius gilberti Rockpool blenny Eastern Pacific 17 TL
1825 Hypsoblennius hentz Feather blenny Western Atlantic 10 TL
1980 Hypsoblennius invemar Tessellated blenny Western Atlantic 5.8 TL
1882 Hypsoblennius ionthas Freckled blenny Western Atlantic 10 TL
1896 Hypsoblennius jenkinsi Mussel blenny Eastern Central Pacific 13 TL
1903 Hypsoblennius maculipinna South America
1876 Hypsoblennius paytensis Eastern Pacific
1960 Hypsoblennius proteus Socorro blenny Eastern Central Pacific 2.6 SL
1946 Hypsoblennius robustus Southeast Pacific 3.9 SL
1828 Hypsoblennius sordidus Southeast Pacific 11.6 TL
1876 Hypsoblennius striatus Striated blenny Eastern Central Pacific 8 TL



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