Pseudoblennius | |
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P. argenteus | |
P. zonostigma | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Superfamily: | Cottoidea |
Family: | Cottidae |
Subfamily: | Cottinae |
Genus: |
Pseudoblennius Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 |
Type species | |
Pseudoblennius percoides |
Pseudoblennius is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. These fishes are found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
Pseudoblennius was first used as a name by Coenraad Jacob Temminck and Hermann Schlegel in 1850 but they did not designate a type species. Albert Günther designated P. percoides as the type species in 1861. [1] The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies the genus Pseudoblennius within the subfamily Cottinae of the family Cottidae, [2] however, other authors classify the genus within the subfamily Psychrolutinae of the family Psychrolutidae. [1]
There are currently six recognized species in this genus: [3]