Rhabdoblennius Explained

Rhabdoblennius is a genus of combtooth blennies found in the Pacific Ocean, mostly in the western Pacific. The name of this genus is derived from the Greek word rhabdos meaning "stick" or "rod" and blennius meaning "mucus", referring to the absence of scales on the body of blennies.^[1]

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:

• Rhabdoblennius nigropunctatus Bath, 2004
• Rhabdoblennius nitidus (Günther, 1861) (Barred-chin blenny)
• Rhabdoblennius papuensis Bath, 2004
• Rhabdoblennius rhabdotrachelus (Fowler & Ball, 1924) (Barchin blenny)
• Rhabdoblennius snowi (Fowler, 1928) (Snow's rockskipper)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . 22 March 2019 . 26 October 2018 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara.