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Blenniiformes

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Losey GS. 1972. Predation protection in the poison-fang blenny, Meiacanthus atrodorsalis, and its mimics, Ecsenius bicolor and Runula laudandus (Blenniidae). Pac Sci 26(2): 129-139.
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fish, blenniiformids spend much of their time on or near the sea floor; many are reclusive and may burrow in sandy substrates or inhabit crevices in
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True blennies are widely distributed in coastal waters, often abundant and easily observed which has made them the subject for many studies of
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families, as well as several other unrelated families whose members have occasionally been given the name "blenny". Many blennies demonstrate
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As far as predation, blennies depend on a secretive lifestyle, hiding on the sea floors in shallow water, with cryptic coloration.
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Blenniformids are generally small fish, only occasionally reaching lengths up to 55 cm, with elongated bodies (some almost
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and behaviour. Two of the families, the Blennidae and the Tripterygiidae have global distributions, the Clinidae have a mainly
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warming of the climate may have been important factors influencing the evolution and biogeography of the Blenniiformes.
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shells. Some blennies, otherwise known as "rock-hoppers", leap from the water onto rocks in order to reach other pools.
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divided the Perciformes into a number of new orders and the Blenniiformes were placed in the percomorph
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marine, brackish, and some freshwater fish sharing similar morphology and behaviour. Six
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Springer, V. 1994. Blennies. Pp. 214-217 in W Eschmeyer, J Paxton, eds.
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within the order. The order was formerly classified as a suborder of the
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Richard van der Laan; William S. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014).
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For protection, there is only one genus that is truly venomous, namely
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The blenniiformids are superficially quite similar to members of the
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distribution and the remaining three families are largely
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Fishes: An Introduction to Ichthyology – fourth edition
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J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016).
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Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall. 958:Integrated Taxonomic Information System 869:Encyclopedia of Fishes – second edition 697: 513: 802:Fishes of the Tropical Eastern Pacific 748:"Family-group names of Recent fishes" 7: 3020:80b506b1-c35c-4d9f-bffd-324510282d34 863: 861: 859: 845: 843: 829: 827: 813: 811: 795: 793: 714:(5th ed.). Wiley. p. 348. 264:The six "true blenny" families are: 2771: 2042:Electroreception and electrogenesis 978:Bulletins of American Paleontology 25: 223:and nearly 900 species have been 215:; its members are referred to as 2770: 2759: 2758: 2741: 2740: 1766: 882:The World Encyclopedia of Fishes 871:. San Diego, CA: Academic Press. 667: 649: 630: 611: 592: 573: 551: 536: 516: 369:Similarities with other families 200:, including several families of 84: 1726:Environmental impact of fishing 817:Böhlke, J., C. Chaplin. 1994. 1: 804:. University of Hawaii Press. 1811:intramembranous ossification 244:alongside the such taxa as 51:Ophioblennius steindachneri 3134: 2190:Fin and flipper locomotion 2160:Sequential hermaphroditism 2047:Jamming avoidance response 1764: 849:Moyle, P., J. Cech. 2000. 385:of other species, such as 188: 182: 2754: 1039: 767:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 165: 160: 81:Scientific classification 79: 66: 57: 48: 39: 34: 922:10.1186/1471-2148-13-210 909:BMC Evolutionary Biology 837:. Malden, MA: Blackwell. 498:by the formation of the 2706:Glossary of ichthyology 2268:Diel vertical migration 972:Sepkoski, Jack (2002). 835:The Diversity of Fishes 680:Entomacrodus marmoratus 231:but the 5th Edition of 3118:Ray-finned fish orders 2072:Surface wave detection 2037:Hydrodynamic reception 1711:Diseases and parasites 657:Bullethead rockskipper 283:sabre-toothed blennies 3067:Paleobiology Database 2907:Paleobiology Database 2210:Undulatory locomotion 2027:Ampullae of Lorenzini 984:: 560. 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Index

Blennies

Ophioblennius steindachneri

Ecsenius axelrodi
East Timor
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Ovalentaria
Blenniiformes
Bleeker
Greek
common name
fish
percomorph
families
order
genera
described
Perciformes
Fishes of the World
clade
Ovalentaria
Cichliformes
Mugiliformes
Gobiesociformes

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