Belongs within: Blenniidae.
Contains: Hypsoblennius, Pictiblennius.
The Blenniini are a tribe of blennies with relatively unspecialised dentition and lacking a swimbladder (Bath 1977).
Characters (from Bath 1977): Dentition unspecialised; caudal fin rays branched; interopercular lacking a ventrocaudal spine; well-developed basisphenoid, intercalar and pterosphenoid present; two normal postcleithral; bifurcated posttemporal; supracleithrum articulating anteriorly only with posttemporal; five circumorbitals; swimbladder absent in adults.
<==Blenniini [Blenniinae] |--+--Chalaroderma Norman 1943B77 | | |--*C. capito (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836) [=Blennius capito]B77 | | `--C. ocellata (Gilchrist & Thompson 1908) [=Blennius ocellatus]B77 | `--+--HypsoblenniusB77 | `--Chasmodes Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836 [incl. Blennitrachus Swainson 1839]B77 | |--*C. bosquianus (Lacépède 1800) (see below for synonymy)B77 | `--C. saburrae Jordan & Gilbert 1882 [incl. Blennius fabbri Nichols 1910]B77 |--+--Coryphoblennius Norman 1943 [=Lioblennius Svetovidov 1958]B77 | | `--*C. galerita (Linnaeus 1758) (see below for synonymy)B77 | `--Scartella Jordan 1886 [incl. Dubiblennius Whitley 1930]B77 | |--S. cristata (Linnaeus 1758) (see below for synonymy)B77 | |--S. emarginata (Günther 1861) (see below for synonymy)B77 | |--S. nuchifilis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836) [=Blennius nuchifilis]B77 | |--S. springeri (Bauchot 1966) [=Blennius springeri]B77 | `--S. tongana (Jordan & Seale 1906) (see below for synonymy)B77 |--+--+--PictiblenniusB77 | | `--Aidablennius Whitley 1947B77 | | `--*A. sphynx (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836) (see below for synonymy)B77 | `--Salaria Forskal 1775 [incl. Ichtyocoris Bonaparte 1833]B77 | |--S. basilisca (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836) (see below for synonymy)B77 | |--S. fluviatilis (Asso 1801) (see below for synonymy)B77 | |--S. pavo (Risso 1810) (see below for synonymy)B77 | `--‘Blennius’ sujefianus Lacépède 1800B77 |--Hypleurochilus Gill 1861B77 | |--H. geminatus (Wood 1825) (see below for synonymy)B77 | |--H. aequipinnis (Günther 1861) [=Blennius aequipinnis]B77 | |--H. bananensis (Poll 1959) [=Blennius bananensis; incl. H. phrynus Bath 1965]B77 | |--H. bermudensis Beebe & Tee-Van 1933B77 | |--H. fissicornis (Quoy & Gaimard 1924) [=Blennius fissicornis]B77 | |--H. langi (Fowler 1923) [=Blennius langi]B77 | |--H. loxias Jordan & Seale 1905JR10 | |--H. periophthalmoides (Macleay 1884) [=Blennius periophthalmoides]M58 | `--H. springeri Randall 1966B77 |--+--Paralipophrys Bath 1977B77 | | `--*P. trigloides (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836)B77 [=Blennius trigloidesB77, Pholis trigloidesL43] | `--Lipophrys Gill 1896 [=Pholis Cuvier 1817 non Gronovius in Scopoli 1787]B77 | |--*L. pholis (Linnaeus 1758) (see below for synonymy)B77 | |--L. adriaticus (Steindachner & Kolombatovic 1883) (see below for synonymy)B77 | |--L. canevae (Vinciguerra 1880) [=Blennius canevae]B77 | |--L. dalmatinus (Steindachner & Kolombatovic 1883) [=Blennius dalmatinus]B77 | |--‘Blennius’ lineatus Guichenot 1850B77 | |--L. nigriceps (Vinciguerra 1883) [=Blennius nigriceps]B77 | | |--L. n. nigricepsB77 | | |--L. n. cypriacus (Bath 1972) [=Blennius nigriceps cypriacus]B77 | | `--L. n. portmahonis (Castanos 1933) [=Blennius portmahonis]B77 | `--L. velifer (Norman 1935) [=Blennius velifer; incl. B. elongatus Cadenat 1950]B77 `--+--+--Bathyblennius Bath 1977B77 | | `--*B. antholops (Springer & Smith-Vaniz 1970) [=Blennius antholops]B77 | `--Blennius Linnaeus 1758 [incl. Adonis Gronovius 1854]B77 | |--*B. ocellaris Linnaeus 1758 [incl. B. lepus Lacépède 1800, *Adonis pavoninus Gronovius 1854]B77 | |--B. fossilis Kramberger 1891P93 | |--B. gunnellus Linnaeus 1758L58 | |--B. lumpenus Linnaeus 1758L58 | |--B. mustelaris Linnaeus 1758L58 | |--B. normani Poll 1949B77 | |--B. raninus Linnaeus 1758L58 | |--B. riodourensis Metzelaar 1919B77 | |--B. superciliosus Linnaeus 1758L58 | `--B. viviparus Linnaeus 1758L58 `--+--Lupinoblennius Herre 1942 [incl. Semablennius Fowler 1954]B77 | |--*L. dispar Herre 1942B77 | `--L. nicholsi (Tavolga 1954) [=Blennius nicholsi; incl. *Semablennius gallowayi Fowler 1954]B77 `--Parablennius Ribeiro 1915 [incl. Zeablennius Whitley 1930]B77 |--*P. pilicornis (Cuvier 1829) (see below for synonymy)B77 |--P. fucorum (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836) (see below for synonymy)B77 |--P. gattorugine (Brünnich 1768) (see below for synonymy)B77 |--P. goreensis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836) (see below for synonymy)B77 |--P. laticlavius (Griffin 1926) [=Blennius laticlavius, *Zeablennius laticlavius]B77 |--P. lodosus (Smith 1959) [=Blennius lodosus]B77 |--P. marmoreus (Poey 1875) (see below for synonymy)B77 |--P. rouxi (Cocco 1833) [=Blennius rouxi]B77 |--P. sanguinolentusCC98 `--P. tentacularis (Brünnich 1768) (see below for synonymy)B77/sup>
*Aidablennius sphynx (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836) [=Blennius sphynx; incl. B. ornatus Swainson 1839]B77
*Chasmodes bosquianus (Lacépède 1800) [=Blennius bosquianus; incl. Pholis novemlineatus Wood 1825, P. quadrifasciatus Wood 1825, *Blennitrachus quadrifasciatus]B77
*Coryphoblennius galerita (Linnaeus 1758) [=Blennius galerita, *Lioblennius galerita; incl. B. artedii Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836, B. coquillad Lacépède 1800, B. montagui Fleming 1828, Salarias symplocus Hilgendorf 1888]B77
Hypleurochilus geminatus (Wood 1825) [=Blennius geminatus; incl. B. foxi Fowler 1914, B. multifilis Girard 1858, *Hypleurochilus multifilis]B77
Lipophrys adriaticus (Steindachner & Kolombatovic 1883) [=Blennius adriaticus; incl. B. knipowitschi Slastenenko 1934]B77
*Lipophrys pholis (Linnaeus 1758) [=Blennius pholis, *Pholis pholis; incl. P. bufo Lowe 1843, P. carolinus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836, P. laevis Fleming 1828]B77
Parablennius fucorum (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836) [=Blennius fucorum; incl. B. oceanicus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836]B77
Parablennius gattorugine (Brünnich 1768) [=Blennius gattorugine; incl. B. patuvanus Rafinesque-Schmaltz 1810, B. ruber Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836, B. varus Pallas 1814]B77
Parablennius goreensis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836) [=Blennius goreensis; incl. B. verryckeni Poll 1959]B77
Parablennius marmoreus (Poey 1875) [=Blennius marmoreus; incl. B. favosus Goode & Bean 1882, B. stearnsi Jordan & Gilbert 1882]B77
*Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier 1829) [=Blennius pilicornis; incl. B. ater Sauvage 1882, B. fascigula Barnard 1927, B. filicornis Günther 1861, B. pantherinus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836, B. trifascigula Fowler 1936, B. vandervekeni Poll 1959]B77
Parablennius tentacularis (Brünnich 1768) [=Blennius tentacularis; incl. B. auritus Pallas 1814, B. brea Risso 1810, B. cornutus Lacépède 1800 non Linnaeus 1758, B. minutus Rathke 1837, B. punctulatus Risso 1826 non Lacépède 1800, B. tentacularis var. rhodensis Kähsbauer 1965, B. tentaculatus Lacépède 1800, B. ventrosus Rathke 1837]B77
Salaria basilisca (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836) [=Blennius basiliscus; incl. B. salaria Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836, *Salaria salaria, Pholis smyrnensis Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836]B77
Salaria fluviatilis (Asso 1801) [=Blennius fluviatilis; incl. B. alpestris Blanchard 1866, B. anticolus Bonaparte 1840, B. cagnota Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836, B. frater Bloch in Bloch & Schneider 1801, B. inaequalis Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836, B. lupulus Bonaparte 1840, Salarias varus Risso 1826, *Ichtyocoris varus, B. vulgaris Pollini 1816]B77
Salaria pavo (Risso 1810) [=Blennius pavo; incl. B. erithrocephalus Risso 1820, B. graphicus Risso 1820, B. lepidus Pallas 1814, B. rubriceps Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836]B77
Scartella cristata (Linnaeus 1758) [=Blennius cristatus; incl. B. arboreus Bath 1966, B. asterias Goode & Bean 1882, B. crinitus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836, B. microstomus Poey 1861, *Scartella microstoma, B. pinaru Lacépède 1800]B77
Scartella emarginata (Günther 1861) [=Blennius emarginatus; incl. B. punctifer Regan 1908, B. steindachneri Day 1873]B77
Scartella tongana (Jordan & Seale 1906) [=Blennius tonganus, *Dubiblennius tonganus, B. cristatus Günther 1758 non Linnaeus 1758]B77
*Type species of generic name indicated
References
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