Blenniidae

204 species in this family

The Blenniidae family includes 204 species in the guide. Browse them all below with photos, identification details and distribution — and identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.

Adriatic blenny

Microlipophrys adriaticus

Blenniidae

Arabian fangblenny

Petroscirtes ancylodon

Blenniidae

Axelrod's clown blenny

Ecsenius axelrodi

Blenniidae

Banana blenny

Hypleurochilus bananensis

Blenniidae

Banded blenny

Salarias fasciatus

Blenniidae

Banded fringe blenny

Cirripectes variolosus

Blenniidae

Barchin blenny

Rhabdoblennius rhabdotrachelus

Blenniidae

Barnacle blenny

Hypsoblennius brevipinnis

Blenniidae

Barred blenny

Omobranchus fasciolatoceps

Blenniidae

Barred blenny

Hypleurochilus bermudensis

Blenniidae

Barred blenny

Cirripectes polyzona

Blenniidae

Basilisk blenny

Salaria basilisca

Blenniidae

Bauchot's blenny

Microlipophrys bauchotae

Blenniidae

Bay blenny

Hypsoblennius gentilis

Blenniidae

Beautiful rockskipper

Istiblennius bellus

Blenniidae

Bicolor blenny

Ecsenius bicolor

Blenniidae

Bicolor fangblenny

Plagiotremus laudandus

Blenniidae

Big spot blenny

Crossosalarias macrospilus

Blenniidae

Bigeye coralblenny

Ecsenius ops

Blenniidae

Biliton blenny

Blenniella bilitonensis

Blenniidae

Birthmark fangblenny

Meiacanthus naevius

Blenniidae

Black blenny

Atrosalarias fuscus

Blenniidae

Black blenny

Ophioblennius atlanticus

Blenniidae

Black blenny

Enchelyurus ater

Blenniidae

Black combtooth blenny

Ecsenius namiyei

Blenniidae

Black-banded blenny

Meiacanthus grammistes

Blenniidae

Black-banded blenny

Petroscirtes breviceps

Blenniidae

Black-headed blenny

Microlipophrys nigriceps

Blenniidae

Black-lined blenny

Istiblennius lineatus

Blenniidae

Black-ribbon fangblenny

Meiacanthus vittatus

Blenniidae

Blackblotch blenny

Cirripectes alboapicalis

Blenniidae

Blackline fangblenny

Meiacanthus nigrolineatus

Blenniidae

Blackspotted rockskipper

Entomacrodus striatus

Blenniidae

Blue-dashed rockskipper

Blenniella periophthalmus

Blenniidae

Blue-lined blenny

Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos

Blenniidae

Blue-spot blenny

Salarias guttatus

Blenniidae

Blue-spotted blenniella

Blenniella cyanostigma

Blenniidae

Bluedash rockskipper

Blenniella paula

Blenniidae

Brown sabretooth blenny

Petroscirtes lupus

Blenniidae

Bullethead rockskipper

Blenniella gibbifrons

Blenniidae

Bundoon fangblenny

Meiacanthus bundoon

Blenniidae

Butterfly blenny

Blennius ocellaris

Blenniidae

Cadenat's rockskipper

Entomacrodus cadenati

Blenniidae

Caneva's blenny

Microlipophrys canevae

Blenniidae

Chestnut blenny

Cirripectes castaneus

Blenniidae

Chevron blenny

Omobranchus elongatus

Blenniidae

Christmas rockskipper

Praealticus natalis

Blenniidae

Cleaner mimic

Aspidontus taeniatus

Blenniidae

Comical blenny

Ecsenius opsifrontalis

Blenniidae

Coral blenny

Istiblennius edentulus

Blenniidae

Coral blenny

Ecsenius yaeyamaensis

Blenniidae

Crenulate-lipped rockskipper

Praealticus labrovittatus

Blenniidae

Crested Blenny

Hypleurochilus geminatus

Blenniidae

Crested sabre-tooth

Petroscirtes mitratus

Blenniidae

Cyclops blenny

Parablennius cyclops

Blenniidae

Dalmatian blenny

Microlipophrys dalmatinus

Blenniidae

Delicate blenny

Glyptoparus delicatulus

Blenniidae

Doublepore blenny

Omox biporos

Blenniidae

Doublepore fangblenny

Meiacanthus ditrema

Blenniidae

Dusky fangblenny

Meiacanthus phaeus

Blenniidae

Dussumier's blenny

Aspidontus dussumieri

Blenniidae

Eel blenny

Xiphasia setifer

Blenniidae

Elegant blenny

Omobranchus elegans

Blenniidae

Eyelash fangblenny

Meiacanthus atrodorsalis

Blenniidae

Feather blenny

Hypsoblennius hentz

Blenniidae

Filamentous blenny

Cirripectes filamentosus

Blenniidae

Florida blenny

Chasmodes saburrae

Blenniidae

Foreye coralblenny

Ecsenius prooculis

Blenniidae

Fourpored blenny

Haptogenys bipunctata

Blenniidae

Freckled blenny

Hypsoblennius ionthas

Blenniidae

Freshwater blenny

Salaria fluviatilis

Blenniidae

Freshwater fangblenny

Meiacanthus anema

Blenniidae

Fringed blenny

Mimoblennius cirrosus

Blenniidae

Germain's blenny

Omobranchus germaini

Blenniidae

Giant blenny

Scartichthys gigas

Blenniidae

Gilbert's blenny

Cirripectes gilberti

Blenniidae

Goldspotted rockskipper

Blenniella chrysospilos

Blenniidae

Goldstripe fangblenny

Meiacanthus luteus

Blenniidae

Gossamer blenny

Omobranchus ferox

Blenniidae

Great Barrier Reef blenny

Ecsenius stictus

Blenniidae

Green blenny

Scartichthys viridis

Blenniidae

Hawaiian blenny

Cirripectes viriosus

Blenniidae

Highfin blenny

Lupinoblennius nicholsi

Blenniidae

Horned blenny

Parablennius cornutus

Blenniidae

Horned klipfish

Hirculops cornifer

Blenniidae

Imitator blenny

Cirripectes imitator

Blenniidae

Imposter fangblenny

Plagiotremus phenax

Blenniidae

Interrupted blenny

Blenniella interrupta

Blenniidae

Krauss' blenny

Enchelyurus kraussii

Blenniidae

Lang's blenny

Hypleurochilus langi

Blenniidae

Large-banded blenny

Ophioblennius steindachneri

Blenniidae

Leaping rockskipper

Alticus simplicirrus

Blenniidae

Leaping rockskipper

Alticus arnoldorum

Blenniidae

Lemuria rockskipper

Entomacrodus lemuria

Blenniidae

Leopard blenny

Exallias brevis

Blenniidae

Linear blenny

Ecsenius lineatus

Blenniidae

Lined fangblenny

Meiacanthus lineatus

Blenniidae

Longcirri rockskipper

Entomacrodus longicirrus

Blenniidae

Longhorn blenny

Hypsoblennius exstochilus

Blenniidae

Looseskin blenny

Chalaroderma capito

Blenniidae

Mailcheek blenny

Cirripectes chelomatus

Blenniidae

Mangrove blenny

Lupinoblennius paivai

Blenniidae

Manus fangblenny

Meiacanthus limbatus

Blenniidae

Many-spotted blenny

Laiphognathus multimaculatus

Blenniidae

Many-toothed blenny

Ecsenius mandibularis

Blenniidae

Manyspot coralblenny

Ecsenius polystictus

Blenniidae

Midas blenny

Ecsenius midas

Blenniidae

Molly miller

Scartella cristata

Blenniidae

Montagu's blenny

Coryphoblennius galerita

Blenniidae

Mussel blenny

Hypsoblennius jenkinsi

Blenniidae

Muzzled blenny

Omobranchus punctatus

Blenniidae

Mystery blenny

Parablennius incognitus

Blenniidae

Niue blenny

Ecsenius niue

Blenniidae

Norman's blenny

Blennius normani

Blenniidae

Notchbrow blenny

Hypsoblennius gilberti

Blenniidae

Notchfin blenny

Entomacrodus chiostictus

Blenniidae

Obscure blenny

Salarias obscurus

Blenniidae

Oman triplefin

Oman ypsilon

Blenniidae

Oneye coralblenny

Ecsenius monoculus

Blenniidae

Oort's rockskipper

Praealticus oortii

Blenniidae

Orangespotted blenny

Hypleurochilus springeri

Blenniidae

Oyster blenny

Hypleurochilus aequipinnis

Blenniidae

Oyster blenny

Omobranchus anolius

Blenniidae

Pallid rockskipper

Istiblennius unicolor

Blenniidae

Payta blenny

Hypsoblennius paytensis

Blenniidae

Peacock blenny

Istiblennius meleagris

Blenniidae

Peacock blenny

Salaria pavo

Blenniidae

Pearl blenny

Entomacrodus nigricans

Blenniidae

Peruvian blenny

Hypsoblennius sordidus

Blenniidae

Piano fangblenny

Plagiotremus tapeinosoma

Blenniidae

Pictus blenny

Ecsenius pictus

Blenniidae

Pierson's blenny

Parahypsos piersoni

Blenniidae

Quagga blenny

Cirripectes quagga

Blenniidae

Queensland blenny

Salarias sinuosus

Blenniidae

Randall's blenny

Ecsenius randalli

Blenniidae

Randall's fringe blenny

Cirripectes randalli

Blenniidae

Red-streaked blenny

Cirripectes stigmaticus

Blenniidae

Redlip blenny

Ophioblennius macclurei

Blenniidae

Reticulated fangblenny

Meiacanthus reticulatus

Blenniidae

Ringneck blenny

Parablennius pilicornis

Blenniidae

Robust blenny

Hypsoblennius robustus

Blenniidae

Rock-pool blenny

Parablennius parvicornis

Blenniidae

Rockpool blenny

Entomacrodus vomerinus

Blenniidae

Roundhead blenny

Omobranchus rotundiceps

Blenniidae

Rus blenny

Mimoblennius rusi

Blenniidae

Rusty blenny

Parablennius sanguinolentus

Blenniidae

Sabertooth blenny

Plagiotremus azaleus

Blenniidae

Sabertooth blenny

Petroscirtes variabilis

Blenniidae

Sabretooth blenny

Aspidontus tractus

Blenniidae

Sailfin blenny

Microlipophrys velifer

Blenniidae

Sal blenny

Parablennius salensis

Blenniidae

Scaleless rockskipper

Andamia heteroptera

Blenniidae

Scartichthys variolatus

Scartichthys variolatus

Blenniidae

Sea rockskipper

Entomacrodus thalassinus

Blenniidae

Seaweed blenny

Parablennius marmoreus

Blenniidae

Segmented blenny

Salarias segmentatus

Blenniidae

Seychelles blenny

Stanulus seychellensis

Blenniidae

Shanny

Lipophrys pholis

Blenniidae

Shirley's coralblenny

Ecsenius shirleyae

Blenniidae

Sierra Leone blenny

Parablennius sierraensis

Blenniidae

Smalleye coralblenny

Ecsenius paroculus

Blenniidae

Smith's blenny

Omobranchus smithi

Blenniidae

Smoothfin blenny

Ecsenius frontalis

Blenniidae

Snow blenny

Rhabdoblennius snowi

Blenniidae

Sphinx blenny

Aidablennius sphynx

Blenniidae

Spotfin blenny

Hypsoblennius maculipinna

Blenniidae

Springer's blenny

Cirripectes springeri

Blenniidae

Springer's fangblenny

Petroscirtes springeri

Blenniidae

Starry blenny

Salarias ramosus

Blenniidae

Steindachner's rockskipper

Istiblennius steindachneri

Blenniidae

Striated blenny

Hypsoblennius striatus

Blenniidae

Striped blenny

Chasmodes bosquianus

Blenniidae

Striped blenny

Parablennius rouxi

Blenniidae

Striped rockskipper

Praealticus striatus

Blenniidae

Sulawesi fangblenny

Meiacanthus vicinus

Blenniidae

Sulu fangblenny

Meiacanthus abditus

Blenniidae

Swallowtail fangblenny

Meiacanthus procne

Blenniidae

Tailbar rockskipper

Entomacrodus caudofasciatus

Blenniidae

Tailspot blenny

Ecsenius stigmatura

Blenniidae

Tailspot fangblenny

Meiacanthus urostigma

Blenniidae

Tanega rockskipper

Praealticus tanegasimae

Blenniidae

Tasmanian blenny

Parablennius tasmanianus

Blenniidae

Tentacled blenny

Parablennius tentacularis

Blenniidae

Tessellated blenny

Entomacrodus decussatus

Blenniidae

Tessellated blenny

Hypsoblennius invemar

Blenniidae

Textile blenny

Entomacrodus textilis

Blenniidae

Thepass' sabretooth blenny

Petroscirtes thepassii

Blenniidae

Three-lined blenny

Ecsenius trilineatus

Blenniidae

Tidepool blenny

Hypsoblennius caulopus

Blenniidae

Tiger blenny

Ecsenius tigris

Blenniidae

Tompot blenny

Parablennius gattorugine

Blenniidae

Tonga fangblenny

Meiacanthus tongaensis

Blenniidae

Trichonis blenny

Salaria economidisi

Blenniidae

Tricolor coralblenny

Ecsenius tricolor

Blenniidae

Trigloid blenny

Lipophrys trigloides

Blenniidae

Trindade redlip blenny

Ophioblennius trinitatis

Blenniidae

Vermiculated rockskipper

Entomacrodus vermiculatus

Blenniidae

Whitelined coralblenny

Ecsenius melarchus

Blenniidae

Wolf tubeblenny

Omox lupus

Blenniidae

Xestus sabretooth blenny

Petroscirtes xestus

Blenniidae

Yellow fangblenny

Plagiotremus flavus

Blenniidae

Yellowfin blenny

Enchelyurus flavipes

Blenniidae

Zebra rockskipper

Istiblennius zebra

Blenniidae

Zvonimir's blenny

Parablennius zvonimiri

Blenniidae