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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Blenniidae Combtooth blennies
Subfamily: Blenniinae
Genus: Omobranchus

(See list of species below)


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21 species (see list below)

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Photo by Yau, B.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Omobranchus anolius (Valenciennes, 1836)

Photo by Yau, B.
 
Omobranchus anolius
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Omobranchus aurosplendidus
[]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Omobranchus banditus Smith, 1959

Photo by SFSA
 
Omobranchus banditus
[Bandit blenny]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Omobranchus elegans (Steindachner, 1876)

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Omobranchus elegans
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Omobranchus elongatus (Peters, 1855)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Omobranchus elongatus
[Cloister blenny]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific

Omobranchus fasciolatoceps (Richardson, 1846)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Omobranchus fasciolatoceps
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6.8 cm TL
Omobranchus fasciolatus (Valenciennes, 1836)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Omobranchus fasciolatus
[Arab blenny]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Africa and Asia
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Omobranchus ferox (Herre, 1927)

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Omobranchus ferox
[Gossamer blenny]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Western Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Omobranchus germaini (Sauvage, 1883)

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Omobranchus germaini
[Germain's blenny]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
 
Omobranchus hikkaduwensis
[]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific

Omobranchus loxozonus (Jordan & Starks, 1906)

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Omobranchus loxozonus
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Omobranchus mekranensis (Regan, 1905)

Photo by FAO
 
Omobranchus mekranensis
[Mekran blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 5.6 cm SL
Omobranchus obliquus (Garman, 1903)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Omobranchus obliquus
[Roundhead blenny]

Photo by Nunes, J.L.S.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes, 1836)

Photo by Nunes, J.L.S.
 
Omobranchus punctatus
[Muzzled blenny]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Omobranchus robertsi
[Robert's blenny]

Photo by Good, P.

Indo-West Pacific.

Omobranchus rotundiceps (Macleay, 1881)

Photo by Good, P.
 
Omobranchus rotundiceps
[Rotund blenny]

Photo by Negrini, M.

Indo-West Pacific

Omobranchus smithi (Rao, 1974)

Photo by Negrini, M.
 
Omobranchus smithi
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
 
Omobranchus steinitzi
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 4.8 cm SL
Omobranchus verticalis Springer & Gomon, 1975

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Omobranchus verticalis
[Vertical blenny]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Omobranchus woodi (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)

Photo by SFSA
 
Omobranchus woodi
[Kappie blenny]

Photo by JJPhoto

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Omobranchus zebra (Bleeker, 1868)

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Omobranchus zebra
[]
21 Species of Family Blenniidae with Genus Omobranchus
(Combtooth blennies)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1836 Omobranchus anolius Western Pacific 7.5 TL
1846 Omobranchus aurosplendidus Northwest Pacific
1959 Omobranchus banditus Bandit blenny Western Indian Ocean 6 SL
1876 Omobranchus elegans Northwest Pacific 6 TL
1855 Omobranchus elongatus Cloister blenny Indo-West Pacific 5 SL
1846 Omobranchus fasciolatoceps Northwest Pacific
1836 Omobranchus fasciolatus Arab blenny Western Indian Ocean 6.8 TL
1927 Omobranchus ferox Gossamer blenny Africa and Asia 6 SL
1883 Omobranchus germaini Germain's blenny Western Pacific 8 TL
1983 Omobranchus hikkaduwensis Eastern Indian Ocean
1906 Omobranchus loxozonus Northwest Pacific
1905 Omobranchus mekranensis Mekran blenny Western Indian Ocean 6 TL
1903 Omobranchus obliquus Roundhead blenny Indo-Pacific 5.6 SL
1836 Omobranchus punctatus Muzzled blenny Indo-Pacific 9.5 SL
1981 Omobranchus robertsi Robert's blenny Western Central Pacific
1881 Omobranchus rotundiceps Rotund blenny Indo-West Pacific.
1974 Omobranchus smithi Indo-West Pacific
1975 Omobranchus steinitzi Western Indian Ocean 3.2 SL
1975 Omobranchus verticalis Vertical blenny Southwest Pacific 4.8 SL
1908 Omobranchus woodi Kappie blenny Western Indian Ocean and 8 SL
1868 Omobranchus zebra Indo-West Pacific 6 SL



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