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Fish of the Speleogobius genus of the Gobiinae (true gobies) subfamily of the Gobiidae family of the Gobiiformes order of the Percomorpha clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Grotto goby. Photo by © Adriano Morettin. colapisci.it) Grotto goby (Speleogobius trigloides) was first described in 1976 by German zoologists Claus Dieter Zander and H. J. Jelinek. It…

Fish of the Thorogobius genus of the Gobiinae (true gobies) subfamily of the Gobiidae family of the Gobiiformes order of the Percomorpha clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Leopard-spotted goby. Photo by © Stefano Guerrieri. naturamediterraneo.com) Leopard–spotted goby (Thorogobius ephippiatus) was first described in 1810 by the British priest and naturalist Richard Thomas Lowe (1802—1874).…

Fish of the Thorogobius genus of the Gobiinae (true gobies) subfamily of the Gobiidae family of the Gobiiformes order of the Percomorpha clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Large-scaled goby. Photo by © Jürgen Herler. fishbase.org) Large–scaled goby (Thorogobius macrolepis) was first described in 1891 by the Croatian ichthyologist Juraj Kolombatović (1843-1908). It occurs…

Fish of the Vanneaugobius genus of the Gobiinae (true gobies) subfamily of the Gobiidae family of the Gobiiformes order of the Percomorpha clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Vanneaugobius dollfusi. Photo by © Marcelo Kovačić. fishbase.org) Vanneaugobius dollfusi was first described in 1978 by the ichthyologist Charles L. Brownell. It inhabits at depths…

Fish of the Aidablennius genus of the Blenniidae (combtooth blennies) family of the Blenniiformes (blenny) order of the Ovalentaria clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Sphinx blenny. Photo by © S. Bogorodskij. school-collection.edu.ru) Sphinx blenny (Aidablennius sphynx) was first described in 1836 by the French zoologist and ichthyologist Achille Valenciennes (1794-1865). It inhabits the…

Fish of the Blennius genus of the Blenniidae (combtooth blennies) family of the Blenniiformes (blenny) order of the Ovalentaria clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Butterfly blenny. Photo by © Gianni Neto. fishbase.org) Butterfly blenny (Blennius ocellaris) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It inhabits…

Fish of the Coryphoblennius genus of the Blenniidae (combtooth blennies) family of the Blenniiformes (blenny) order of the Ovalentaria clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Montagu’s blenny. Photo by © Roberto Pillon. fishbase.org) Montagu‘s blenny (Coryphoblennius galerita) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It occurs next to…

Fish of the Lipophrys genus of the Blenniidae (combtooth blennies) family of the Blenniiformes (blenny) order of the Ovalentaria clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Lipophrys trigloides. Photo by © Circolo Attività Subacquee Chieri. casc.it) Lipophrys trigloides was first described in 1836 by the French zoologist and ichthyologist Achille Valenciennes (1794-1865). It occurs…

Fish of the Microlipophrys genus of the Blenniidae (combtooth blennies) family of the Blenniiformes (blenny) order of the Ovalentaria clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Adriatic blenny. Photo by © Roberto Pillon. fishbase.org) Adriatic blenny (Microlipophrys adriaticus) was first described in 1868 by the Austrian zoologist Franz Steindachner (1834-1919) and the Croatian ichthyologist…

Fish of the Microlipophrys genus of the Blenniidae (combtooth blennies) family of the Blenniiformes (blenny) order of the Ovalentaria clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Microlipophrys canevae. Photo by © Roberto Pillon. fishbase.org) Microlipophrys canevae was first described in 1928 by the Italian physicist and ichthyologist Decio Vinciguerra (1856-1934). It inhabits at…

Fish of the Microlipophrys genus of the Blenniidae (combtooth blennies) family of the Blenniiformes (blenny) order of the Ovalentaria clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Microlipophrys dalmatinus. Photo by © Roberto Pillon. fishbase.org) Microlipophrys dalmatinus was first described in 1883 by the Austrian zoologist Franz Steindachner (1834-1919) and the Croatian ichthyologist Juraj Kolombatović (1843-1908).…

Fish of the Microlipophrys genus of the Blenniidae (combtooth blennies) family of the Blenniiformes (blenny) order of the Ovalentaria clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Black-headed blenny. Photo by © Antonello Cau. aiam.info) Black–headed blenny (Microlipophrys nigriceps) was first described in 1928 by the Italian physicist and ichthyologist Decio Vinciguerra (1856-1934). It…

Fish of the Parablennius genus of the Blenniidae (combtooth blennies) family of the Blenniiformes (blenny) order of the Ovalentaria clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Tompot blenny. Photo by © Paul Newland. marlin.ac.uk) Tompot blenny (Parablennius gattorugine) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It inhabits a depth of 3-32…

Fish of the Parablennius genus of the Blenniidae (combtooth blennies) family of the Blenniiformes (blenny) order of the Ovalentaria clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Mystery blenny. Photo by © Roberto Pillon. fisbase.org) Mystery blenny (Parablennius incognitus) was first described in 1968 by the German ichthyologist Hans Bath. It inhabits at depths…

Fish of the Parablennius genus of the Blenniidae (combtooth blennies) family of the Blenniiformes (blenny) order of the Ovalentaria clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Longstriped blenny. Photo © webplongee.com) Longstriped blenny (Parablennius rouxi) was first described in 1833 by the Italian naturalist Anastasio Cocco (1799-1854). It inhabits at depths of up to 42…

Fish of the Parablennius genus of the Blenniidae (combtooth blennies) family of the Blenniiformes (blenny) order of the Ovalentaria clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Rusty blenny. Photo by © Robert A. Patzner. fishbase.org) Rusty blenny (Parablennius sanguinolentus) was first described in 1814 by the Prussian and Russian naturalist and traveler Peter…

Fish of the Parablennius genus of the Blenniidae (combtooth blennies) family of the Blenniiformes (blenny) order of the Ovalentaria clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Tentacled blenny. Photo by © Robert A. Patzner. fishbase.org) Tentacled blenny (Parablennius tentacularis) was first described in 1768 by the Danish zoologist and mineralogist Morten Thrane Brünnich (1737-1827).…

Fish of the Parablennius genus of the Blenniidae (combtooth blennies) family of the Blenniiformes (blenny) order of the Ovalentaria clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Zvonimir’s blenny. Photo by © Roberto Pillon. fishbase.org) Zvonimir‘s blenny (Parablennius zvonimiri) was first described in 1891. by the Croatian ichthyologist Juraj Kolombatović (1843-1908). It inhabits a depth…