''Rhabdoblennius'' is a
genus
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of
combtooth blennies
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 ...
found in the
Pacific Ocean
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, mostly in the western Pacific.
[ The name of this genus is derived from the Greek word ''rhabdos'' meaning "stick" or "rod" and ''blennius'' meaning "mucus", referring to the absence of scales on the body of blennies.]
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:Bath
Bath may refer to:
* Bathing, immersion in a fluid
** Bathtub, a large open container for water, in which a person may wash their body
** Public bathing, a public place where people bathe
* Thermae, ancient Roman public bathing facilities
Plac ...
, 2004
* ''Rhabdoblennius nitidus
''Rhabdoblennius nitidus'', the barred-chin blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arcti ...
'' ( Günther, 1861) (Barred-chin blenny)
* '' Rhabdoblennius papuensis'' Bath
Bath may refer to:
* Bathing, immersion in a fluid
** Bathtub, a large open container for water, in which a person may wash their body
** Public bathing, a public place where people bathe
* Thermae, ancient Roman public bathing facilities
Plac ...
, 2004
* '' Rhabdoblennius rhabdotrachelus'' ( Fowler & Ball
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, 1924) (Barchin blenny)
* '' Rhabdoblennius snowi'' ( Fowler, 1928) (Snow's rockskipper)
References
Taxa named by Gilbert Percy Whitley
Salarinae
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