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Family: Pseudochromidae Dottybacks
Subfamily: Congrogadinae


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24 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 8.9 cm SL
 
Blennodesmus scapularis
[Ocellate eel blenny]

Photo by CSIRO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 12.9 cm SL
Congrogadus amplimaculatus (Winterbottom, 1980)

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Congrogadus amplimaculatus
[Largespot eel blenny]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm SL
Congrogadus hierichthys Jordan & Richardson, 1908

Photo by Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Congrogadus hierichthys
[Sulu eelblenny]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.1 cm SL
 
Congrogadus malayanus
[Malayan eel blenny]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Congrogadus spinifer (Borodin, 1933)

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Congrogadus spinifer
[Spiny eel blenny]

Photo by Fenner, R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Congrogadus subducens (Richardson, 1843)

Photo by Photo by Fenner, R.
 
Congrogadus subducens
[Carpet eel-blenny]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.9 cm SL
 
Congrogadus winterbottomi
[Pilbara eelblenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 8.9 cm TL
Halidesmus coccus Winterbottom & Randall, 1994

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Halidesmus coccus
[Rooster snakelet]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
 
Halidesmus polytretus
[]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Halidesmus scapularis Günther, 1872

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Halidesmus scapularis
[Snakelet]

Photo by Gill, A.C.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7.0 cm SL
Halidesmus socotraensis Gill & Zajonz, 2003

Photo by Photo by Gill, A.C.
 
Halidesmus socotraensis
[Socotran snakelet]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13.2 cm SL
Halidesmus thomaseni (Nielsen, 1961)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Halidesmus thomaseni
[Thomasen's snakelet]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm SL
 
Halimuraena hexagonata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.4 cm SL
 
Halimuraena lepopareia
[]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Halimuraena shakai Winterbottom, 1978

Photo by Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Halimuraena shakai
[Zulu snakelet]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.7 cm SL
 
Halimuraenoides isostigma
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Haliophis aethiopus Winterbottom, 1985

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Haliophis aethiopus
[Bali eelblenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Haliophis diademus Winterbottom & Randall, 1994

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Haliophis diademus
[Stars-and-stripes snakelet]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15.5 cm TL
Haliophis guttatus (Forsskål, 1775)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Haliophis guttatus
[African eel blenny]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Natalichthys leptus Winterbottom, 1980

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Natalichthys leptus
[Pencil snakelet]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Natalichthys ori Winterbottom, 1980

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Natalichthys ori
[Natal snakelet]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Natalichthys sam Winterbottom, 1980

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Natalichthys sam
[Nail snakelet]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.2 cm SL
 
Rusichthys explicitus
[]

Photo by Diane E. Pitassy / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4.1 cm SL
Rusichthys plesiomorphus Winterbottom, 1979

Photo by Photo by Diane E. Pitassy / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes
 
Rusichthys plesiomorphus
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Blennodesmus scapularis Ocellate eel blenny Western Central Pacific 8.9 SL 1872
Congrogadus amplimaculatus Largespot eel blenny Western Pacific 12.9 SL 1980
Congrogadus hierichthys Sulu eelblenny Western Pacific 16 SL 1908
Congrogadus malayanus Malayan eel blenny Western Pacific 7.1 SL 1909
Congrogadus spinifer Spiny eel blenny Eastern Indian Ocean 13 TL 1933
Congrogadus subducens Carpet eel-blenny Indo-West Pacific 45 TL 1843
Congrogadus winterbottomi Pilbara eelblenny Eastern Indian Ocean 11.9 SL 2000
Halidesmus coccus Rooster snakelet Western Indian Ocean 8.9 TL 1994
Halidesmus polytretus Western Indian Ocean 5.7 SL 1982
Halidesmus scapularis Snakelet Southeast Atlantic 20 TL 1872
Halidesmus socotraensis Socotran snakelet Western Indian Ocean 7.0 SL 2003
Halidesmus thomaseni Thomasen's snakelet Indian Ocean 13.2 SL 1961
Halimuraena hexagonata Western Indian Ocean 6 SL 1952
Halimuraena lepopareia Western Indian Ocean 7.4 SL 1980
Halimuraena shakai Zulu snakelet Western Indian Ocean 6 TL 1978
Halimuraenoides isostigma Western Indian Ocean 11.7 SL 1985
Haliophis aethiopus Bali eelblenny Western Pacific 5 SL 1985
Haliophis diademus Stars-and-stripes snakelet Western Indian Ocean 10 TL 1994
Haliophis guttatus African eel blenny Western Indian Ocean 15.5 TL 1775
Natalichthys leptus Pencil snakelet Western Indian Ocean 7 TL 1980
Natalichthys ori Natal snakelet Western Indian Ocean 7 TL 1980
Natalichthys sam Nail snakelet Western Indian Ocean 5 TL 1980
Rusichthys explicitus Western Indian Ocean 5.2 SL 1996
Rusichthys plesiomorphus Western Indian Ocean 4.1 SL 1979



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