Pseudoblennius

Pseudoblennius
P. argenteus
P. zonostigma
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Superfamily:	Cottoidea
Family:	Cottidae
Subfamily:	Cottinae
Genus:	Pseudoblennius Temminck & Schlegel, 1850
Type species
Pseudoblennius percoides Günther, 1861[1]

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.

Taxonomy

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]

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[3]

• Pseudoblennius argenteus (Döderlein, 1887)
• Pseudoblennius cottoides (J. Richardson, 1848)
• Pseudoblennius marmoratus (Döderlein, 1884)
• Pseudoblennius percoides Günther, 1861
• Pseudoblennius totomius D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1904
• Pseudoblennius zonostigma D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1904

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Psychrolutinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
2. J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. pp. 467–495. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pseudoblennius". FishBase. December 2012 version.