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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
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

Familia: Labrisomidae
Genus: Auchenionchus
Species: A. crinitus – A. microcirrhis – A. variolosus
Name

Auchenionchus Gill, 1860
References

Auchenionchus species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

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Auchenionchus microcirrhis

Auchenionchus microcirrhis

Auchenionchus variolosus

Auchenionchus variolosus

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

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Auchenionchus". 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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