Auchenionchus

Auchenionchus
	A. variolosus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Labrisomidae
Genus:	Auchenionchus; T. N. Gill, 1860
Type species
	Clinus variolosus; Valenciennes, 1836
Synonyms
	Chalacoclinus F. de Buen, 1962; Flabelliclinus F. de Buen, 1962;

Auchenionchus is a genus of labrisomid blennies endemic to the Pacific waters off of Chile,^[1]

Species

Auchenionchus contains these currently recognized species:^[1]

Auchenionchus crinitus (Jenyns, 1841)
Auchenionchus microcirrhis (Valenciennes, 1836)
Auchenionchus variolosus (Valenciennes, 1836)

Etymology

The generic name is a compound of the Greek auchen meaning "neck" or "nape" and onchos meaning "tubercle" or "protuberance", this is presumed to refer to the tiny nuchal tentacle of the type species.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Auchenionchus in FishBase. October 2013 version.
^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (10 November 2018). "Order Blenniformes: Families Clinidae, Labrisomidae and Chaenopsidae". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 26 April 2019.

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[FishBase-1] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Auchenionchus in FishBase. October 2013 version.

[2] Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (10 November 2018). "Order Blenniformes: Families Clinidae, Labrisomidae and Chaenopsidae". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 26 April 2019.

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