Labrisomids, also called scaly blennies, are small blennioids (blennies), percomorph marine fish belonging to the family Labrisomidae. Found mostly in the tropical Atlantic and Pacific Ocean, the family contains about 110 species in 15 genera.

Some workers have found that the Labrisomidae is paraphyletic.

Genera

The following genera are currently included in this family:

  • Alloclinus <small>C. L. Hubbs, 1927</small>
  • Auchenionchus <small>Gill, 1860</small>
  • Brockius <small>Clark L. Hubbs, 1953</small>
  • Calliclinus <small>Gill, 1860</small>
  • Cottoclinus <small>McCosker, Stephens & Rosenblatt, 2003</small>
  • Cryptotrema <small>Gilbert, 1890</small>
  • Dialommus <small>Gilbert, 1891</small>
  • Exerpes <small>Jordan & Evermann, 1896</small>
  • Gobioclinus <small>Gill, 1860</small>
  • Haptoclinus <small>Böhlke & Robertson, 1974</small>
  • Labrisomus <small>Swainson, 1839</small>
  • Malacoctenus <small>Gill, 1860</small>
  • Nemaclinus <small>Böhlke & Springer, 1975</small>
  • Paraclinus <small>Mocquard, 1888</small>
  • Starksia <small>Jordan & Evermann, 1896</small>
  • Xenomedea <small>Rosenblatt & Taylor, 1971</small>

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