Family
Common name: Blennies
Scientific name: Blenniidae
Blenniidae, commonly known as blennies, are a family of primarily marine fish characterized by their elongated bodies, blunt heads, and comb-like teeth. They are a diverse group, with many species exhibiting unique behaviors such as hopping along the substrate. Blennies are popular in the reefkeeping hobby for their personality and pest algae control. They generally require rockwork or rubble to hide and forage in. Some species can be territorial, so careful selection and monitoring are advised when adding to a community tank.
- Common name: Lance blennyScientific name: Aspidontus dussumieri
- Common name: False cleanerfishScientific name: Aspidontus taeniatus
- Common name: dusky blennyScientific name: Atrosalarias fuscus
- Common name: Redspotted rockskipperScientific name: Blenniella chrysospilos
- Common name: White-dotted blennyScientific name: Cirripectes alboapicalis
- Common name: Blackflap blennyScientific name: Cirripectes auritus
- Common name: Spotted-chin blennyScientific name: Cirripectes castaneus
- Common name: Lady Musgrave blennyScientific name: Cirripectes chelomatus
- Common name: Filamentous blennyScientific name: Cirripectes filamentosus
- Common name: Spotted blennyScientific name: Cirripectes fuscoguttatus
- Common name: Imitator BlennyScientific name: Cirripectes imitator
- Common name: White-speckled blennyScientific name: Cirripectes obscurus
- Common name: Squiggly blennyScientific name: Cirripectes quagga
- Common name: Red-streaked blennyScientific name: Cirripectes stigmaticus
- Common name: Scarface blennyScientific name: Cirripectes vanderbilti
- Common name: Red-speckled blennyScientific name: Cirripectes variolosus
- Common name: Fourline coralblennyScientific name: Ecsenius aequalis
- Common name: Aron's blennyScientific name: Ecsenius aroni
- Common name: Axelrod's clown blennyScientific name: Ecsenius axelrodi
- Common name: Banda comb-toothScientific name: Ecsenius bandanus
- Common name: Bath's comb-toothScientific name: Ecsenius bathi
- Common name: Bicolor blennyScientific name: Ecsenius bicolor
- Common name: Twinspot coralblennyScientific name: Ecsenius bimaculatus
- Common name: Collette's coralblennyScientific name: Ecsenius collettei
- Common name: Twocoat coralblennyScientific name: Ecsenius dilemma
- Common name: Fiji clown blennyScientific name: Ecsenius fijiensis
- Common name: Blackstriped combtooth blennyScientific name: Ecsenius fourmanoiri
- Common name: Smoothfin blennyScientific name: Ecsenius frontalis
- Common name: Red Sea mimic blennyScientific name: Ecsenius gravieri
- Common name: Two-stripe BlennyScientific name: Ecsenius isos
- Common name: striped blennyScientific name: Ecsenius lineatus
- Common name: Blue-head combtooth-blennyScientific name: Ecsenius lividanalis
- Common name: Lubbock's coralblennyScientific name: Ecsenius lubbocki
- Common name: Queensland combtooth blennyScientific name: Ecsenius mandibularis
- Common name: Yellow-eyed comb-toothScientific name: Ecsenius melarchus
- Common name: Midas coralblennyScientific name: Ecsenius midas
- Common name: Minute BlennyScientific name: Ecsenius minutus
- Common name: Monocle coralblennyScientific name: Ecsenius monoculus
- Common name: Nalolo blennyScientific name: Ecsenius nalolo
- Common name: Black comb-toothScientific name: Ecsenius namiyei
- Common name: Spectacled coralblennyScientific name: Ecsenius oculus
- Common name: Comical blennyScientific name: Ecsenius opsifrontalis
- Common name: White-lined comb-toothScientific name: Ecsenius pictus
- Common name: Portenoy's BlennyScientific name: Ecsenius portenoyi
- Common name: Striped coralblennyScientific name: Ecsenius prooculis
- Common name: Mimic BlennyScientific name: Ecsenius pulcher
- Common name: Randall's BlennyScientific name: Ecsenius randalli
- Common name: Saddle coralblennyScientific name: Ecsenius sellifer
- Common name: Tail-spot combtooth-blennyScientific name: Ecsenius stigmatura
- Common name: White-lined coralblennyScientific name: Ecsenius taeniatus
- Common name: Tiger combtooth blennyScientific name: Ecsenius tigris
- Common name: Three-lined blennyScientific name: Ecsenius trilineatus
- Common name: Yaeyama blennyScientific name: Ecsenius yaeyamaensis
- Common name: Yellowfin blennyScientific name: Enchelyurus flavipes
- Common name: Leopard blennyScientific name: Exallias brevis
- Common name: smoothlipped blennyScientific name: Istiblennius edentulus
- Common name: Pallid rockskipperScientific name: Istiblennius flaviumbrinus
- Common name: Lined rockskipperScientific name: Istiblennius lineatus
- Common name: Zebra blennyScientific name: Istiblennius zebra
- Common name: Upside-down harptail blennyScientific name: Meiacanthus abditus
- Common name: Threadless blennyScientific name: Meiacanthus anema
- Common name: Forktail blennyScientific name: Meiacanthus atrodorsalis
- Common name: Bundoon fangblennyScientific name: Meiacanthus bundoon
- Common name: Two-striped fangblennyScientific name: Meiacanthus ditrema
- Common name: Grammistes blennyScientific name: Meiacanthus grammistes
- Common name: Kamohara's Fang BlennyScientific name: Meiacanthus kamoharai
- Common name: Yellow-lined harptail blennyScientific name: Meiacanthus lineatus
- Common name: Mozambique fangblennyScientific name: Meiacanthus mossambicus
- Common name: Blackline fangblennyScientific name: Meiacanthus nigrolineatus
- Common name: Canary FangblennyScientific name: Meiacanthus oualanensis
- Common name: Twilight FangblennyScientific name: Meiacanthus phaeus
- Common name: Swallowtail fangblennyScientific name: Meiacanthus procne
- Common name: Disco blennyScientific name: Meiacanthus smithi
- Common name: Green Canary BlennyScientific name: Meiacanthus tongaensis
- Common name: One-striped fangblennyScientific name: Meiacanthus vittatus
- Common name: devilfishScientific name: Ophioblennius atlanticus
- Common name: Atlantic Red-Lipped BlennyScientific name: Ophioblennius macclurei
- Common name: Pacific Fanged BlennyScientific name: Ophioblennius steindachneri
- Common name: Tompot blennyScientific name: Parablennius gattorugine
- Common name: Redlip BlennyScientific name: Parablennius goreensis
- Common name: Molly Miller BlennyScientific name: Parablennius incognitus
- Common name: crested blennyScientific name: Parablennius laticlavius
- Common name: seaweed blennyScientific name: Parablennius marmoreus
- Common name: Rock-pool blennyScientific name: Parablennius parvicornis
- Common name: Ringneck blennyScientific name: Parablennius pilicornis
- Common name: longstriped blennyScientific name: Parablennius rouxi
- Common name: Portuguese blennyScientific name: Parablennius ruber
- Common name: Sally Lightfoot CrabScientific name: Parablennius salensis
- Common name: Rusty blennyScientific name: Parablennius sanguinolentus
- Common name: Mussel BlennyScientific name: Parablennius sierraensis
- Common name: Tentacled blennyScientific name: Parablennius tentacularis
- Common name: zoanimir's blennyScientific name: Parablennius zvonimiri
- Common name: Arabian fangblennyScientific name: Petroscirtes ancylodon
- Common name: Striped poison fangblenny mimicScientific name: Petroscirtes breviceps
- Common name: Wolf fangblennyScientific name: Petroscirtes lupus
- Common name: Miter blennyScientific name: Petroscirtes mitratus
- Common name: Xestus sabretooth blennyScientific name: Petroscirtes xestus
- Common name: Ewa blennyScientific name: Plagiotremus ewaensis
- Common name: Scale-eating fang blennyScientific name: Plagiotremus goslinei
- Common name: Bicolour fangblennyScientific name: Plagiotremus laudandus
- Common name: Impostor fangblennyScientific name: Plagiotremus phenax
- Common name: Bluestriped fangblennyScientific name: Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos
- Common name: Piano fangblennyScientific name: Plagiotremus tapeinosoma
- Common name: Townsend's fangblennyScientific name: Plagiotremus townsendi
- Common name: Lawnmower BlennyScientific name: Salarias fasciatus
- Common name: Breast-spot blennyScientific name: Salarias guttatus
- Common name: Starry blennyScientific name: Salarias ramosus
- Common name: Segmented blennyScientific name: Salarias segmentatus
- Common name: Fringelip blennyScientific name: Salarias sinuosus
- Common name: Cape Verde Molly MillerScientific name: Scartella caboverdiana
- Common name: Molly millerScientific name: Scartella cristata
- Common name: Maned blennyScientific name: Scartella emarginata