Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Zoarcoidei
Family: Opisthocentridae "Rearspined fin pricklebacks"

Genus: Opisthocentrus

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Max. Length 20 cm SL

 
Opisthocentrus ocellatus
[Ocellated blenny]

Photo by Nazarkin, M.V.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Opisthocentrus tenuis Bean & Bean, 1897

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Opisthocentrus tenuis
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Photo by Markevich, A.I.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Opisthocentrus zonope Jordan & Snyder, 1902

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Opisthocentrus zonope
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Opisthocentrus ocellatus Ocellated blenny Northwest Pacific 20 SL 1811
Opisthocentrus tenuis Northwest Pacific 15 SL 1897
Opisthocentrus zonope Northwest Pacific 12 TL 1902



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