Belgian Register of Marine Species - Blennius Linnaeus, 1758

BeRMS taxon details

Blennius Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

125915 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125915)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Blenniinae Rafinesque, 1810

Direct children (5)

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Species Blennius gattorugine Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Parablennius gattorugine (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Blennius gunnellus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Pholis gunnellus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Blennius pholis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lipophrys pholis (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Blennius raninus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Raniceps raninus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Blennius viviparus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Zoarces viviparus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 256 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Blennius Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards) Belgian Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/berms./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125915 on 2026-06-10

Regional species database citation

VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Blennius Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125915 on 2026-06-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2012-11-14 10:59:38Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 256 [details] Available for editors

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]