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Hypleurochilus

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Hypleurochilus

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

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilyBlenniidae
Habitatmarine, brackish

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
25
With media
1
Family
Blenniidae
Collections
USNM, AUM, KU, UF, SIO, ANSP
Recorded in
United States, Curacao, Belize, Honduras, Peru, Indonesia, Panama

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

==Species== There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus: Hypleurochilus aequipinnis (Günther, 1861) (Oyster blenny) Hypleurochilus bananensis (Poll, 1959) Hypleurochilus bermudensis Beebe & Tee-Van, 1933 (Barred blenny) Hypleurochilus brasil Pinheiro, Gasparini & Rangel, 2013 Hypleurochilus caudovittatus Bath, 1994 (Zebratail blenny) Hypleurochilus fissicornis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Hypleurochilus geminatus (W. W. Wood, 1825) (Crested blenny) Hypleurochilus langi (Fowler, 1923) Hypleurochilus multifilis (Girard, 1858) (Featherduster blenny) Hypleurochilus pseudoaequipinnis Bath, 1994 Hypleurochilus springeri J. E. Randall, 1966 (Orange-spotted blenny)

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