Blenniinae is one of two subfamilies in the

combtooth blenny Combtooth blennies are blenniiformids; percomorph marine fish of the family Blenniidae, part of the order Blenniiformes. They are the largest family of blennies with around 401 known species in 58 genera. Combtooth blennies are found in tropica ...

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Blenniidae, it is the smallest of the two subfamilies in the Blennidae with 16 genera and 95 species.

Genera

The following genera are classifies as belonging to the Blenniinae: * '' Adelotremus'' Smith-Vaniz &

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, 2012 * '' Aspidontus'' Cuvier, 1834 * '' Blennius''

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, 1758 * '' Enchelyurus''

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, 1868 * '' Haptogenys''

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, 1972 * '' Laiphognathus'' J.L.B. Smith, 1955 * '' Meiacanthus''

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, 1944 * ''

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'' Springer, 1985 * ''

Omobranchus ''Omobranchus'' is a large genus of combtooth blennies found in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans. Species There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus: * '' Omobranchus anolius'' (Valenciennes, 1836) * '' Omobranchus aurosple ...

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, 1836 * '' Omox'' Springer, 1972 * '' Parenchelyurus'' Springer, 1972 * ''

Petroscirtes ''Petroscirtes'' is a genus of combtooth blennies found in the western Pacific, and Indian oceans. Some species of this genus have venom that interacts with opioid receptors. Adults usually inhabit coastal reefs and estuaries to depths of about ...

Rüppell, 1830 * '' Phenablennius'' Springer & Smith-Vaniz, 1972 * ''

Plagiotremus ''Plagiotremus'' is a genus of combtooth blennies found throughout the Pacific and Indian ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded ...

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, 1865 * '' Spaniblennius'' Bath & Wirtz, 1989 * '' Xiphasia'' Swainson, 1839

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q61882808 Blenniidae Fish subfamilies Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque