Florent's Guide To The

Eastern Pacific Reefs

Panamic Fanged Blenny
Ophioblennius steindachneri
Panamic Fanged Blenny
Also known as: Large-Banded Blenny
Category: Combtooth Blennies
Scientific Name: Ophioblennius steindachneri
Size: Up to 7 in. (18 cm)  
Depth: 3-60 ft. (1-18 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama
Chordata (Phylum)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Blenniiformes (Order)
     └Blenniidae (Family)
      └Salariinae (Subfamily)
       └Ophioblennius (Genus)
        └O. steindachneri (Species)

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