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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae Combtooth blennies
Subfamily: Salariinae
Genus: Antennablennius

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9 species (see list below)
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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Antennablennius adenensis Fraser-Brunner, 1951
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Antennablennius adenensis
[Aden blenny]
Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Antennablennius australis Fraser-Brunner, 1951
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Antennablennius australis
[Moustached rockskipper]
Photo by Wirtz, P.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Antennablennius bifilum (Günther, 1861)
Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Antennablennius bifilum
[Horned rockskipper]
No picture found
 
Antennablennius ceylonensis
Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6.5 cm TL
Antennablennius hypenetes (Klunzinger, 1871)
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Antennablennius hypenetes
[Arabian blenny]
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Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
 
Antennablennius persicus
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Antennablennius sexfasciatus
Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Antennablennius simonyi (Steindachner, 1902)
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Antennablennius simonyi
[Simony's blenny]
Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Antennablennius variopunctatus (Jatzow & Lenz, 1898)
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Antennablennius variopunctatus
[Orangedotted blenny]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Antennablennius adenensis Aden blenny Western Indian Ocean 5 TL 1951
Antennablennius australis Moustached rockskipper Western Indian Ocean 7 SL 1951
Antennablennius bifilum Horned rockskipper Western Indian Ocean 7.5 TL 1861
Antennablennius ceylonensis Indian Ocean 1983
Antennablennius hypenetes Arabian blenny Western Indian Ocean 6.5 TL 1871
Antennablennius persicus Northwest Indian Ocean, r 6.1 SL 1905
Antennablennius sexfasciatus Southwestern Indian Ocean 1923
Antennablennius simonyi Simony's blenny Western Indian Ocean 5.5 TL 1902
Antennablennius variopunctatus Orangedotted blenny Western Indian Ocean 7.5 TL 1898



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