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Updated 2/27/2024

Family Blenniidae

Blennies

Blennies are common inhabitant of tidepools and reefs.  They have elongate bodies with long dorsal and anal fins, blunt foreheads, and small paired pelvic fins.  Most are herbivorous, with comb-like teeth to graze seaweed, while fang blennies with large incisors feed by taking chunks of flesh from the unwary.  Many species are small, shy, or inhabit the surf zone.

 

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Entomacrodus marmoratus

MARBLED BLENNY

 

Istiblennius zebra 

ZEBRA BLENNY

 

Entomacrodus strasburgi 

STRASBURG'S BLENNY

Cirripectes vanderbilti   

SCARFACE BLENNY

 

Cirripectes obscurus   

GARGANTUAN BLENNY, female

 

Cirripectes obscurus   

GARGANTUAN BLENNY, male

 

Plagiotremus ewaensis

EWA FANGBLENNY

 

Plagiotremus goslinei 

GOSLINE'S FANGBLENNY

 

 

 


INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Blenniella gibbifrons

BULLETHEAD ROCKSKIPPER

 

Exallias brevis

SHORTBODIED BLENNY, Male

 

Omobranchus obliquus

MANGROVE BLENNY

 

Salarias fasciatus

JEWELED BLENNY


INDO-PACIFIC

Ecsenius trilineatus

THREE-LINED CORALBLENNY

 

Ecsenius yaeyamaensis

YAEYAMA CORALBLENNY

 

Ecsenius bicolor

BICOLOR CORALBLENNY

 

Ecsenius bicolor

BICOLOR CORALBLENNY

Ecsenius stigmatura

TAILSPOT CORALBLENNY

 

Ecsenius namiyei

BLACK CORALBLENNY

Ecsenius bathi

BATH'S CORALBLENNY

 

Ecsenius bathi

BATH'S CORALBLENNY

Ecsenius schroederi

SCHROEDER'S CORALBLENNY

 

Ecsenius pictus

WHITE-LINED CORALBLENNY

Ecsenius bandanus

BANDA CORALBLENNY

 

Aspidontus taeniatus

FALSE CLEANERFISH

Ecsenius lividanalis

BLACKSPOT CORALBLENNY

 

Ecsenius midas

MIDAS BLENNY

Atrosalarias fuscus

BROWN CORALBLENNY, juvenile

 

Atrosalarias fuscus

 

BROWN CORALBLENNY

 

Meiacanthus oualanensis

CANARY FANGBLENNY

 

Plagiotremus flavus

BLUESTRIPED FANGBLENNY

 

Meiacanthus atrodorsalis

YELLOWTAIL FANGBLENNY

Plagiotremus laudandus

BICOLOR FANGBLENNY

 

Petroscirtes breviceps

 

SHORTHEAD FANGBLENNY

 

Meiacanthus grammistes

STRIPED FANGBLENNY

 

Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos

BLUESTRIPED FANGBLENNY

Plagiotremus tapeinosoma

PIANO FANGBLENNY

 

Salarias alboguttatus

WHITESPOTTED BLENNY

 

Salarias fasciatus

JEWELLED BLENNY

Salarias segmentatus

 

SEGMENTED BLENNY

 

Petroscirtes mitratus

HIGHFIN FANGBLENNY

 

Blenniella chrysospilos

REDSPOTTED BLENNY

 

Blenniella chrysospilos

REDSPOTTED BLENNY

 

Istiblennius edentulus

RIPPLED ROCKSKIPPER

 
   

TROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC

Hypsoblennius gentilis

BAY BLENNY

 

Plagiotremus azaleus

PANAMIC FANGBLENNY

 


WESTERN ATLANTIC

Ophioblennius macclurei

REDLIP BLENNY

 

Parablennius marmoreus

SEAWEED BLENNY