Neoclinus (original) (raw)

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Genus of fishes

Neoclinus
Neoclinus blanchardi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: NeoclinusGirard, 1858
Type species
_Neoclinus blanchardi_Girard, 1858
Synonyms
Calliblennius Barbour, 1912 Zacalles Jordan & Snyder, 1902

Neoclinus is a genus of chaenopsid blennies found in the North Pacific ocean along the coasts of California, Baja California, Japan, Korea and Taiwan.

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Neoclinus". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  2. ^ a b Murase, A., Aizawa, M. & Sunobe, T. (2010): Two New Chaenopsid Fishes, Neoclinus monogrammus and Neoclinus nudiceps (Teleostei: Perciformes: Blennioidei), from Japan. Species Diversity, 15 (2): 57-70.