The family Labrisomidae, Labrisomid Blennies; some
of these are livebearing (Xenomedea & east pacific species
of Starksia). Several labrisomids live in close conjunction with
sea anemones and have protection from their stings. Sixteen genera with
about a hundred species; Atlantic and Pacific, mostly tropical. Genera
I've seen offered in the trade are Labrisomus, Starksia,
Neoclinus, Exerpes, Malacoctenus (M. triangulatus at right)
, Paraclinus, Dialommus, the worm-like Stathmonotus, and
Xenomedea.
Genus Labrisomus:
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Genus Malacoctenus:
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Malacoctenus ebisui, Fishgod Blenny.
To 3 inches. Here's a female in Puerto Vallarta 2015 and a male in
Costa Rica (Pacific Side) 2013.
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Malacoctenus macropus (Poey 1868),
Rosy Blenny.
To 2 inches. Western Atlantic. A female here in St Thomas, USVI, 2015.
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Malacoctenus gilli (Steindachner
1867), the Dusky Blenny. Tropical W. Atlantic. To three inches overall
length. Here in Bonaire in 2019.
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Malacoctenus tetranemus,
Throatspotted Blenny. To 2.5 inches. Here a male and female in Puerto
Vallarta 2015
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