Biology:Blennius

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Blennius
Temporal range: 20–0 Ma

Late Miocene to Present[1]
Blennius ocellaris Messina.jpg
Blennius ocellaris
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Subfamily: Blenniinae
Genus: Blennius
Linnaeus, 1758

Blennius is a genus of combtooth blennies in the family Blenniidae. Its members include Blennius ocellaris, the butterfly blenny.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20090220223520/http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2008-01-08. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Blennius in FishBase. February 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q1928709 entry