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Neoclinus

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

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Neoclinus
Neoclinus blanchardi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Neoclinus
Girard, 1858
Type species
Neoclinus blanchardi
Girard, 1858
Synonyms

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

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:1

References

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Neoclinus". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  2. 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.