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    The Blenniidae family consists of six tribes: Salariini with 26 genera, Parablenniini with about 12 genera, Blenniini with two genera, Omobranchini with seven genera, Phenablenniini with one species, and Neomophini (saber-toothed blennies) with five genera (Smith-Vaniz 1976). ( Nelson, 1994; Nelson, 1994)
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    The family Blenniidae is the largest family in its suborder, consisting of six tribes with 53 genera and 345 species. A slender, elongate body and cryptic coloring assist many blennies in their secretive lifestyle in crevices and holes on the bottom of inshore waters.
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    Blennies are a predominant group in intertidal and inshore zones and are specialized to occupy holes and crevices. ( Moyle and Cech, 2000; Wheeler, 1985) Blenniids are not food fishes, but the genera Ecsenius, Salarias, and Meiacanthus are gathered for aquarium use.
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    Blenny (from the Greek ἡ βλέννα and τό βλέννος, mucus, slime) is a common name for many types of fish, including several families of percomorph marine, brackish, and some freshwater fish sharing similar morphology and behaviour.
  2. WEBBlenny is a suborder of fishes that includes the blenniids, or combtooth blennies, and the clinids, or kelpfishes. Blennies are small, slim, and …

  3. FAMILY Details for Blenniidae - Combtooth blennies - FishBase

  4. blenny
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    1. a small spiny-finned marine fish with scaleless skin and a blunt head, typically living in shallow inshore or intertidal waters.
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  5. Clarifying the taxonomy of some cryptic blennies (Blenniidae) in …

  6. Blenniidae - Blennies - The Australian Museum

    WEBBlenniidae - Blennies. Updated. 17/06/22. Blennies are small, bottom-dwelling fishes, the majority of which live in shallow marine waters. Worldwide about 360 species are known, with 92 species occurring in …

  7. Blenniidae | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov