Blennioidei

Meiacanthus atrodorsalis

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Blenniimorphae
Ordo: Blenniiformes
Subordo: Blennioidei
Familiae (6): Blenniidae - Chaenopsidae - Clinidae - Dactyloscopidae - Labrisomidae - Tripterygiidae

Name

Blennioidei J.P.Müller, 1844

• Type genus: Blennius
  Linnaeus, 1758

References

• Hastings, P.A.; Springer, V.G. 2009: Recognizing diversity in blennioid fish nomenclature (Teleostei: Blennioidei). Zootaxa, 2120: 3–14. Abstract & excerpt
• Wainwright, P.C., Smith, W.L., Price, S.A., Tang, K.L., Sparks, J.S., Ferry, L.A., Kuhn, K.L., Eytan, R.I. & Near, T.J. 2012. The evolution of pharyngognathy: a phylogenetic and functional appraisal of the pharyngeal jaw key innovation in labroid fishes and beyond. Systematic biology 61(6): 1001–1027. PDF. DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/sys060 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Schleimfischartige
• English: Blennies
• 日本語: ギンポ亜目
• Nederlands: Slijmvisachtigen
• ไทย: ปลาตั๊กแตนหิน, ปลาตุ๊ดตู่, ปลาเบลนนี่

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