Alloblennius is a genus of combtooth blennies (family Blenniidae) found in the western[3] and northeastern Indian Ocean.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Subfamily: | Salarinae |
| Genus: | Alloblennius Smith-Vaniz & V. G. Springer, 1971[1] |
| Type species | |
| Rhabdoblennius pictus Lotan, 1970[2]
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Species edit
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Alloblennius anuchalis (V. G. Springer & Spreitzer, 1978)
- Alloblennius frondiculus Smith-Vaniz & G. R. Allen, 2012
- Alloblennius jugularis (Klunzinger, 1871) (Jugular blenny)
- Alloblennius parvus (V. G. Springer & Spreitzer, 1978) (Dwarf blenny)
- Alloblennius pictus (Lotan, 1969)
References edit
- ^ Alloblennius at ITIS.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Alloblennius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Alloblennius in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ Alloblennius frondiculus, a new species of blenny from the Andaman Islands (Teleostei: Blenniidae: Salariini) by William F. Smith-Vaniz and Gerald R. Allen, 2012. Zootaxa.
External links edit
Wikispecies has information related to Alloblennius.
- Alloblennius at WoRMS
- Alloblennius at the Encyclopedia of Life
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