| Labrisomus | |
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| Labrisomus nuchipinnis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Labrisomidae |
| Genus: | Labrisomus Swainson, 1839 |
| Type species | |
| Clinus pectinifer Valenciennes, 1836 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Labrisomus is a genus of labrisomid blennies native to the western Atlantic ocean and the eastern Pacific Ocean. [1]
There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus: [1]
Labrisomids are small blennioids (blennies), percomorph marine fish belonging to the family Labrisomidae. Found mostly in the tropical Atlantic and Pacific Ocean, the family contains about 110 species in 15 genera.
Malacoctenus is a genus of labrisomid blennies native to the eastern Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.
The Noronha skink is a species of skink from the island of Fernando de Noronha off northeastern Brazil. It is covered with dark and light spots on the upperparts and is usually about 7 to 10 cm in length. The tail is long and muscular, but breaks off easily. Very common throughout Fernando de Noronha, it is an opportunistic feeder, eating both insects and plant material, including nectar from the Erythrina velutina tree, as well as other material ranging from cookie crumbs to eggs of its own species. Introduced predators such as feral cats prey on it and several parasitic worms infect it.
Hypleurochilus is a genus of combtooth blennies found throughout the Atlantic Ocean.
Scartella is a genus of combtooth blennies found in the Atlantic and Indian oceans.
Neoclinus is a genus of chaenopsid blennies found in the North Pacific ocean along the coasts of California, Baja California, Japan, Korea and Taiwan.
Neoclinus stephensae, the Yellowfin fringehead, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in the eastern Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. The specific name honours the collector of the type, the British-American conchologist Kate Stephens who was Curator of Mollusks and Marine Invertebrates at San Diego Natural History Museum and who was over 100 years old at the time the species was described.
Neoclinus uninotatus, the Onespot fringehead, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in the eastern Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL. This species feeds primarily on benthic crustaceans. It has been known to live for up to 7 years.
Cryptotrema is a genus of labrisomid blennies native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Paraclinus is a genus of labrisomid blennies native to eastern Pacific Ocean and the western Atlantic Ocean.
Labrisomus conditus, the Masquerader hairy blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, off northeastern Brazil, and it has been reported from Florida, United States, in the Atlantic Ocean. This species can reach a length of 13.4 centimetres (5.3 in) SL.
Labrisomus cricota, the Mock blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea where it occurs on rocky bottoms with plentiful algal growth at depths down to 4 metres (13 ft). It is believed that the territorial males keep harems of females. Males of this species can reach a length of 9.3 centimetres (3.7 in) SL while females can attain a length of 10.3 centimetres (4.1 in). This is a species sought after by local subsistence fisheries.
Labrisomus fernandezianus is a species of labrisomid blenny endemic to the Juan Fernández Islands, in the southeastern Pacific Ocean.
Gobioclinus kalisherae, the downy blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the western Atlantic Ocean from south Florida to Brazil. This species prefers habitats which provide crevices or holes to hide in such as areas of rubble or rock and coral reefs. It can reach a length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. The specific name honours the painter Emilia Kalisher (1868-1959), at the request of her future husband Joseph Cheesman Thompson (1874-1943).
Labrisomus multiporosus, the Porehead blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the eastern Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Peru including the Galapagos Islands. This species lives on reefs from very shallow waters to a depth of 5 metres (16 ft). It can reach a length of 18 centimetres (7.1 in) TL though most do not exceed 10 centimetres (3.9 in).
Labrisomus nuchipinnis, the hairy blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Atlantic Ocean from the coast of the Americas to the African coast. This species prefers areas that give them crevices and holes to shelter in such as areas with rock or rubble substrates, reefs or beds of seagrass. They can be found in shallow water only a few centimeters deep to a depth of 10 metres (33 ft) though they are much rarer deeper than 5 metres (16 ft). Carnivorous, they prey on such animals as crustaceans, gastropods, echinoderms such as urchins and brittle stars, polychaete worms and other fishes. This species can reach a length of 23 centimetres (9.1 in) TL. They can also be found in the aquarium trade.
Labrisomus socorroensis, the Misspelled blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny endemic to the Revillagigedo Islands where they inhabit rocky areas at depths of from extremely shallow waters to 10 metres (33 ft).
Labrisomus wigginsi, the Baja blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny endemic to the Pacific coast of Baja California. This species is only known from shallow, weed-grown rocky areas and also from tide pools where it is known to occur down to a depth of about 9 metres (30 ft). The specific name honours the collector of the type, the botanist Ira L. Wiggins (1899-1987) of Stanford University.
Gramma is a genus of fishes native to tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
Brockius is a genus of labrisomid from the waters of the eastern Pacific and the western Atlantic where they are associated with reefs and weed covered rocks.
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