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Hypsoblennius

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Hypsoblennius
Hypsoblennius hentz
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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]
Synonyms
  • Blenniolus Jordan & Evermann, 1898
  • Homesthes Gilbert, 1898
  • Isesthes Jordan & Gilbert, 1883

Hypsoblennius is a genus of combtooth blennies found in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Hypsoblennius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Hypsoblennius in FishBase. February 2013 version.