Hypleurochilus

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Hypleurochilus
(H. fissicornis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Subfamily: Salarinae
Genus: Hypleurochilus
T. N. Gill, 1861
Type species
Blennius multifilis
Girard, 1858

Hypleurochilus is a genus of combtooth blennies found throughout the Atlantic Ocean.

Species[edit]

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Hypleurochilus in FishBase. June 2013 version.
  2. ^ a b Pinheiro, H.T., Gasparini, J.L. & Rangel, C.A. (2013): A new species of the genus Hypleurochilus (Teleostei: Blenniidae) from Trindade Island and Martin Vaz Archipelago, Brazil. Zootaxa, 3709 (1): 95–100.