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Family: Labrisomidae Labrisomids



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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Alloclinus holderi Island kelpfish Eastern Pacific 10 TL 1907
Auchenionchus crinitus Southeast Pacific 1841
Auchenionchus microcirrhis Southeast Pacific 22.2 TL 1836
Auchenionchus variolosus Southeast Pacific 18 TL 1836
Brockius albigenys Whitecheek blenny Western Central Atlantic. 5.2 SL 1928
Brockius nigricinctus Spotcheek blenny Western Atlantic 8 TL 1936
Brockius striatus Green blenny Eastern Central Pacific 6 TL 1953
Calliclinus geniguttatus Southeast Pacific 12.2 TL 1836
Calliclinus nudiventris Southeast Pacific 1979
Cottoclinus canops Eastern Pacific 5.4 SL 2003
Cryptotrema corallinum Deep-water blenny Eastern Pacific 13 TL 1890
Cryptotrema seftoni Hidden blenny Eastern Central Pacific 1954
Dialommus fuscus Galápagos four-eyed blenny Eastern Pacific 1891
Dialommus macrocephalus Foureye rockskipper Eastern Central Pacific 11 TL 1861
Exerpes asper Sargassum blenny Eastern Pacific Ocean 6.5 TL 1889
Gobioclinus bucciferus Puffcheek blenny Western Atlantic 9 TL 1868
Gobioclinus dendriticus Bravo clinid Southeast Pacific 13 TL 1935
Gobioclinus filamentosus Quillfin blenny Western Central Atlantic 12 TL 1960
Gobioclinus gobio Palehead blenny Western Atlantic 6.5 TL 1836
Gobioclinus guppyi Mimic blenny Western Atlantic 11.5 TL 1922
Gobioclinus haitiensis Longfin blenny Western Atlantic 7.5 TL 1928
Gobioclinus kalisherae Downy blenny Western Atlantic 7.5 TL 1904
Haptoclinus apectolophus Uncombed blenny Western Central Atlantic 2.5 SL 1974
Haptoclinus dropi Four-fin blenny Western Central Atlantic 2.2 SL 2013
Labrisomus conditus Masquerader hairy blenny Atlantic Ocean 13.4 SL 2009
Labrisomus cricota Mock blenny West Atlantic 10.3 SL 2002
Labrisomus fernandezianus Southeast Pacific 1848
Labrisomus jenkinsi Jenkins' blenny Southeast Pacific 13 TL 1903
Labrisomus multiporosus Porehead blenny Eastern Pacific 18 TL 1953
Labrisomus nuchipinnis Hairy blenny Western Atlantic 23 TL 1824
Labrisomus philippii Chalapo clinid Southeast Pacific 36.9 TL 1866
Labrisomus pomaspilus Central eastern Pacific 8.4 SL 1965
Labrisomus socorroensis Misspelled blenny Eastern Central Pacific 1953
Labrisomus wigginsi Baja blenny Eastern Central Pacific 1953
Labrisomus xanti Largemouth blenny Eastern Central Pacific 17.8 TL 1860
Malacoctenus africanus Eastern Atlantic 7.4 TL 1951
Malacoctenus aurolineatus Goldline blenny Western Atlantic 6 TL 1957
Malacoctenus boehlkei Diamond blenny Western Central Atlantic 6.4 TL 1959
Malacoctenus brunoi Trindade scaled-blenny Southwestern Atlantic 4.4 SL 2010
Malacoctenus carrowi Eastern Central Atlantic 3.5 SL 2014
Malacoctenus costaricanus Eastern Central Pacific 1959
Malacoctenus delalandii Brazilian blenny Southwestern Atlantic 8.2 TL 1836
Malacoctenus ebisui Fishgod blenny Eastern Central Pacific 6.5 TL 1959
Malacoctenus erdmani Western Atlantic 3.8 TL 1957
Malacoctenus gigas Sonora blenny Eastern Central Pacific 13 TL 1959
Malacoctenus gilli Dusky blenny Western Atlantic 7.6 TL 1867
Malacoctenus hubbsi Redside blenny Eastern Central Pacific 9 TL 1959
Malacoctenus lianae Noronha scaly blenny Southwestern Atlantic 4.5 SL 2020
Malacoctenus macropus Rosy blenny Western Atlantic 5.5 TL 1868
Malacoctenus margaritae Margarita blenny Eastern Pacific Ocean 6.5 TL 1944
Malacoctenus mexicanus Eastern Pacific Ocean 1959
Malacoctenus polyporosus Eastern Pacific Ocean fro 1959
Malacoctenus sudensis Eastern Pacific Ocean 1959
Malacoctenus tetranemus Throatspotted blenny Eastern Pacific 7.5 TL 1877
Malacoctenus triangulatus Saddled blenny Southwestern Atlantic 7.5 TL 1959
Malacoctenus versicolor Barfin blenny Western Atlantic 7.6 TL 1876
Malacoctenus zacae Zaca blenny Eastern Central Pacific 6.5 TL 1959
Malacoctenus zaluari Rusty scaly blenny Southwestern Atlantic 4.7 SL 2020
Malacoctenus zonifer Glossy blenny Eastern Central Pacific 8 TL 1882
Malacoctenus zonogaster Belted blenny Eastern Pacific 8.5 TL 1903
Nemaclinus atelestos Threadfin blenny Western Atlantic. 2.9 SL 1975
Paraclinus altivelis Topgallant blenny Eastern Central Pacific 1881
Paraclinus arcanus Southwest Atlantic 3.2 SL 2002
Paraclinus barbatus Goatee blenny Western Atlantic 3.4 TL 1955
Paraclinus beebei Pink blenny Eastern Central Pacific 1952
Paraclinus cingulatus Coral blenny Western Atlantic 3 TL 1899
Paraclinus ditrichus Leastfoot blenny Eastern Central Pacific 1969
Paraclinus fasciatus Banded blenny Western Atlantic 6.5 TL 1876
Paraclinus fehlmanni Central eastern Pacific 8.4 SL 1969
Paraclinus grandicomis Horned blenny Western Atlantic 4 TL 1911
Paraclinus infrons Bald blenny Western Atlantic 3 TL 1960
Paraclinus integripinnis Reef finspot Eastern Central Pacific 6.4 TL 1880
Paraclinus magdalenae Magdalena blenny Eastern Central Pacific 1969
Paraclinus marmoratus Marbled blenny Western Central Atlantic 10 TL 1876
Paraclinus mexicanus Mexican blenny Eastern Pacific 4 TL 1904
Paraclinus monophthalmus One-eyed blenny Eastern Central Pacific 8.5 TL 1861
Paraclinus naeorhegmis Surf blenny Western Atlantic 2.7 TL 1960
Paraclinus nigripinnis Blackfin blenny Western Atlantic 6.5 TL 1867
Paraclinus rubicundus Southwest Atlantic 4.7 SL 1913
Paraclinus sini Flapscale blenny Eastern Central Pacific 6 TL 1952
Paraclinus spectator Southwest Atlantic 5.2 SL 2002
Paraclinus stephensi Professor blenny Eastern Central Pacific 1969
Paraclinus tanygnathus Longjaw blenny Eastern Central Pacific 3.5 TL 1969
Paraclinus walkeri San Quintin blenny Eastern Central Pacific 1952
Starksia atlantica Smooth-eye blenny Western Central Atlantic 2.5 TL 1934
Starksia brasiliensis Southwest Atlantic 3.5 TL 1900
Starksia cremnobates Fugitive blenny Eastern Central Pacific 1890
Starksia culebrae Western Central Atlantic 2.7 SL 1899
Starksia elongata Elongate blenny Western Central Atlantic 2.7 SL 1971
Starksia fasciata Blackbar blenny Western Central Atlantic 2.7 SL 1934
Starksia fulva Yellow blenny Eastern Central Pacific 4.5 TL 1971
Starksia galapagensis Galapagos blenny Southeast Pacific 4.5 TL 1971
Starksia grammilaga Pinstriped blenny Eastern Central Pacific 1971
Starksia greenfieldi Atlantic Ocean 1.9 SL 2011
Starksia guadalupae Guadalupe blenny Eastern Central Pacific 1971
Starksia guttata Spotted blenny Western Central Atlantic 4.6 SL 1931
Starksia hassi Ringed blenny Western Central Atlantic 4 TL 1958
Starksia hoesei Hose blenny Eastern Central Pacific 1971
Starksia langi Atlantic Ocean 1.7 SL 2011
Starksia lepicoelia Blackcheek blenny Western Atlantic 3.4 TL 1961
Starksia lepidogaster Scalybelly blenny Eastern Central Pacific 1971
Starksia leucovitta Whitesaddle blenny Western Central Atlantic 2.5 SL 2003
Starksia melasma Black spot blenny Western Central Atlantic 2.1 SL 2003
Starksia multilepis Manyscaled blenny Southwest Atlantic 2.2 SL 2003
Starksia nanodes Western Central Atlantic 2.2 SL 1961
Starksia occidentalis Occidental blenny Western Central Atlantic 1979
Starksia ocellata Checkered blenny Western Atlantic 6 TL 1876
Starksia posthon Brown-spotted blenny Eastern Central Pacific 4 TL 1971
Starksia rava Tawny blenny Western Central Atlantic 2.5 SL 2003
Starksia robertsoni Panama blackcheek shy blenny Atlantic Ocean 2.2 SL 2011
Starksia sangreyae Atlantic Ocean 1.6 SL 2011
Starksia sella Darksaddle blenny Western Central Atlantic 2.8 SL 2003
Starksia sluiteri Chessboard blenny Western Atlantic 2.8 SL 1919
Starksia smithvanizi Brokenbar blenny Western Central Atlantic 2.0 SL 2003
Starksia spinipenis Phallic blenny Eastern Central Pacific 5 TL 1960
Starksia splendens Western Central Atlantic 1.9 2018
Starksia springeri Atlantic Ocean 1.9 SL 2011
Starksia starcki Key blenny Western Central Atlantic 4 TL 1971
Starksia variabilis Western Central Atlantic 3.3 SL 1979
Starksia weigti Atlantic Ocean 2.4 SL 2011
Starksia williamsi Atlantic Ocean 2.1 SL 2011
Starksia y-lineata Forked bar blenny Western Central Atlantic 2.1 SL 1965
Xenomedea rhodopyga Redrump blenny Eastern Central Pacific 6.5 TL 1971



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