Omobranchus

Omobranchus
Omobranchus germaini
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Subfamily:	Blenniinae
Genus:	Omobranchus Valenciennes, 1836
Type species
Blennechis fasciolatus Valenciennes, 1836
Species
See text

Omobranchus is a large genus of combtooth blennies found in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans.

Species

There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus:

• Omobranchus anolius (Valenciennes, 1836)
• Omobranchus aurosplendidus (J. Richardson, 1846)
• Omobranchus banditus J. L. B. Smith, 1959 (Bandit blenny)
• Omobranchus elegans (Steindachner, 1876)
• Omobranchus elongatus (W. K. H. Peters, 1855) (Cloister blenny)
• Omobranchus fasciolatoceps (J. Richardson, 1846)
• Omobranchus fasciolatus (Valenciennes, 1836) (Arab blenny)
• Omobranchus ferox (Herre, 1927) (Gossamer blenny)
• Omobranchus germaini (Sauvage, 1883) (Germain's blenny)
• Omobranchus hikkaduwensis Bath, 1983
• Omobranchus loxozonus (D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1906)
• Omobranchus mekranensis (Regan, 1905) (Mekran blenny)
• Omobranchus obliquus (Garman, 1903) (Roundhead blenny)
• Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes, 1836) (Muzzled blenny)
• Omobranchus robertsi V. G. Springer, 1981
• Omobranchus rotundiceps (W. J. Macleay, 1881)
• Omobranchus smithi (Visweswara Rao, 1974)
• Omobranchus steinitzi V. G. Springer & M. F. Gomon, 1975
• Omobranchus verticalis V. G. Springer & M. F. Gomon, 1975
• Omobranchus woodi (Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908) (Kappie blenny)
• Omobranchus zebra (Bleeker, 1868)