Microlipophrys Explained

Microlipophrys is a genus of combtooth blennies found in Atlantic ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

Species

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

• Microlipophrys adriaticus (Steindachner & Kolombatović, 1883) (Adriatic blenny)
• Microlipophrys bauchotae (Wirtz & Bath, 1982)
• Microlipophrys caboverdensis (Wirtz & Bath, 1989)
• Microlipophrys canevae (Vinciguerra, 1880)
• Microlipophrys dalmatinus (Steindachner & Kolombatović, 1883)
• Microlipophrys nigriceps (Vinciguerra, 1883) (Black-headed blenny)
• Microlipophrys velifer (Norman, 1935) (Sailfin blenny)

Notes and References

1. Almada F., Almada V.C., Guillemaud T., Wirtz P. (2005) Phylogenetic relationships of the north-eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean blenniids. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 86(3): 283-295.