Marshall Islands Blennies (Blenniidae)

The blennies tend to be rather small and elongate fish, many of them bottom dwellers but some that swim around up off the bottom. Many species hide well and are rarely seen or only briefly glimpsed outside their holes. There are some species that are primarily shallow intertidal. There are many more species in the Marshall Islands than this page covers. Unless otherwise noted, sizes given are maximum sizes for the species listed in Fishbase, not necessarily the size of the figured specimen.


Aspidontus dussumieri


Aspidontus taeniatus

Blenniella chrysospilos
male and female

Blenniella chrysospilos
female

Blenniella gibbifrons

Blenniella paula

Blenniella sp. 1

Cirripectes polyzona

Cirripectes stigmaticus

Cirripectes stigmaticus (night)

Cirripectes variolosus

Cirrisalarias bunares

Ecsenius bicolor

Ecsenius opsifrontalis

Entomacrodus cf caudofasciatus

Entomacrodus striatus

Exallias brevis

Glyptoparus delicatulus

Istiblennius edentulus

Istiblennius edentulus

Istiblennius lineatus

Meiacanthus atrodorsalis

Meiacanthus sp. 1

Omobranchus sp.

Petroscirtes mitratus

Petroscirtes xestus

Plagiotremus laudandus

Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos

Plagiotremus tapeinosoma

Rhabdoblennius rhabdotrachelus

Rhabdoblennius snowi

Salarias fasciatus

Stanulus seychellensis

Unknown blenny?

Additional blennies that have been reported from the Marshalls include (links to Fishbase):

Parenchelyurus hepburni
Atrosalarius homomelas
Cirripectes fuscoguttatus
Cirripectes quagga
Ecsenius bicolor
Entomacrodus cymatobiotus
Entomacrodus decussatus
Entomacrodus niuafooensis
Entomacrodus sealei
Entomacrodus thalassinus
Rhabdoblennius nitidus

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