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Class: Teleostei
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae Combtooth blennies
Subfamily: Blenniinae
Genus: Omobranchus

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21 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Omobranchus anolius Western Pacific 7.5 TL 1836
Omobranchus aurosplendidus Northwest Pacific 1846
Omobranchus banditus Bandit blenny Western Indian Ocean 6 SL 1959
Omobranchus elegans Northwest Pacific 6 TL 1876
Omobranchus elongatus Cloister blenny Indo-West Pacific 5 SL 1855
Omobranchus fasciolatoceps Northwest Pacific 1846
Omobranchus fasciolatus Arab blenny Western Indian Ocean 6.8 TL 1836
Omobranchus ferox Gossamer blenny Indo-Pacific 6 SL 1927
Omobranchus germaini Germain's blenny Western Pacific 8 TL 1883
Omobranchus hikkaduwensis Eastern Indian Ocean 1983
Omobranchus loxozonus Northwest Pacific 1906
Omobranchus mekranensis Mekran blenny Western Indian Ocean 6 TL 1905
Omobranchus obliquus Roundhead blenny Indo-Pacific 5.6 SL 1903
Omobranchus punctatus Muzzled blenny Indo-Pacific 9.5 SL 1836
Omobranchus robertsi Robert's blenny Western Central Pacific 1981
Omobranchus rotundiceps Rotund blenny Indo-West Pacific. 1881
Omobranchus smithi Indo-West Pacific 1974
Omobranchus steinitzi Western Indian Ocean 3.2 SL 1975
Omobranchus verticalis Vertical blenny Southwest Pacific 4.8 SL 1975
Omobranchus woodi Kappie blenny Western Indian Ocean and 8 SL 1908
Omobranchus zebra Indo-West Pacific 6 SL 1868



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013