Biology:Rhabdoblennius
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Short description: Genus of fishes
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Subfamily: | Salarinae |
| Genus: | Rhabdoblennius Whitley, 1930 |
| Type species | |
| Blennius rhabdotrachelus Fowler & Ball, 1924[1]
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Rhabdoblennius is a genus of combtooth blennies found in the Pacific Ocean, mostly in the western Pacific.[2] 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.[3]
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Rhabdoblennius nigropunctatus Bath, 2004
- Rhabdoblennius nitidus (Günther, 1861) (Barred-chin blenny)
- Rhabdoblennius papuensis Bath, 2004
- Rhabdoblennius rhabdotrachelus (Fowler & Ball, 1924) (Barchin blenny)
- Rhabdoblennius snowi (Fowler, 1928) (Snow's rockskipper)
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Rhabdoblennius". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=7099.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Rhabdoblennius in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ↑ "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 26 October 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/blenniiformes2/. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q2800818 entry
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