WoRMS taxon details
Blenniidae
AphiaID: 125519
AphiaID: 125519
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Family | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Perciformes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] | ||||||||||||||||
| Vernacular Names |
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | Genus Belenniella Subfamily Blenniinae Rafinesque, 1810
Subfamily Salariinae Bleeker, 1859 Genus Adonis accepted as Blennius Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Alticops Smith, 1948 accepted as Blenniella Reid, 1943 Genus Astrosalarias accepted as Atrosalarias Whitley, 1933 Genus Atrisalarias accepted as Atrosalarias Whitley, 1933 Genus Blennechis Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836 accepted as Aspidontus Cuvier, 1835 Genus Blenniolus accepted as Hypsoblennius Gill, 1861 Genus Cirrhipectes accepted as Cirripectes Genus Cirripectus Swainson, 1839 accepted as Cirripectes Genus Croaltus accepted as Antennablennius Fowler, 1931 Genus Cruantus accepted as Amphistichus Genus Cynoscartes accepted as Ophioblennius Gill, 1860 Genus Damania Smith, 1959 accepted as Alticus Lacepède, 1800 Genus Dasson Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 accepted as Petroscirtes Rüppell, 1830 Genus Ecenius accepted as Ecsenius McCulloch, 1923 Genus Entomacrodes accepted as Entomacrodus Gill, 1859 Genus Enucheyurus accepted as Enchelyurus Peters, 1868 Genus Exalias accepted as Exallias Jordan & Evermann, 1905 Genus Fallacirripectes accepted as Stanulus Genus Giffordella accepted as Entomacrodus Gill, 1859 Genus Glytoparus accepted as Glyptoparus Smith, 1959 Genus Graviceps accepted as Omobranchus Ehrenberg, 1836 Genus Halmabblennius accepted as Halmablennius Smith, 1948 accepted as Istiblennius Whitley, 1943 Genus Halmablennius Smith, 1948 accepted as Istiblennius Whitley, 1943 Genus Homesthes accepted as Hypsoblennius Gill, 1861 Genus Isesthes accepted as Hypsoblennius Gill, 1861 Genus Istiblennus accepted as Istiblennius Whitley, 1943 Genus Istilbennius accepted as Istiblennius Whitley, 1943 Genus Leptoblennius Bath, 1978 accepted as Parahypsos Bath, 1982 Genus Lioblennius accepted as Coryphoblennius Norman, 1943 Genus Lipophris accepted as Lipophrys Gill, 1896 Genus Litobranhchus accepted as Litobranchus Smith-Vaniz & Springer, 1971 Genus Lophalticus Smith, 1957 accepted as Alticus Lacepède, 1800 Genus Meicanthus accepted as Meiacanthus Norman, 1943 Genus Nypleurochilus accepted as Hypleurochilus Gill, 1861 Genus Paralipophrys Bath, 1977 accepted as Lipophrys Gill, 1896 Genus Pescadorichthys accepted as Ecsenius McCulloch, 1923 Genus Petrocirtes accepted as Petroscirtes Rüppell, 1830 Genus Petroscrites accepted as Petroscirtes Rüppell, 1830 Genus Petroskirtes accepted as Petroscirtes Rüppell, 1830 Genus Pictiblennius accepted as Parablennius Miranda-Ribeiro, 1915 Genus Plagiostremus accepted as Plagiotremus Gill, 1867 Genus Prealticus accepted as Praealticus Schultz & Chapman, 1960 Genus Rupiscartes accepted as Alticus Lacepède, 1800 Genus Salarichthys Guichenot, 1867 accepted as Entomacrodus Gill, 1859 Genus Salariichthys accepted as Entomacrodus Gill, 1859 Genus Salaris accepted as Salarias Cuvier, 1816 Genus Salarius accepted as Salarias Cuvier, 1816 Genus Tarablennius accepted as Parablennius Miranda-Ribeiro, 1915 | ||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine, brackish, fresh | ||||||||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||
| Note |
Description: Chiefly tropical and subtropical marine; rare in fresh- and brackish water. Distribution: Indian, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Scaleless or scales modified. Usually blunt head. Pelvic fins present in all but 2 species. Pelvic fin before pectorals; with 1 inconspicuous spine and 2-4 segmented rays. No teeth in palatines; vomerine teeth present. Teeth in jaws comblike, fixed or movable (canine teeth occasionally present). Spines in dorsal fin 3-17, flexible; 9-119 segmented soft rays. Pectoral rays 10-18, unbranched. Branched caudal fin rays, except in 1 species. Two spines in anal fin. All but 1 genus with basisphenoid. Swim bladder usually absent in adults. Usually 28-44 vertebrae, to 135 in Xiphasia. About 54 cm maximum length; most smaller than 15 cm. Capable mimetic behavior. [details] | ||||||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125519 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Blenniidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125519 on 2013-05-25 | |||||||||||||||||
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