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Blenniidae These small, bottom-dwelling fishes are a conspicuous element of reef fish communities. Blennies are characterized by a combination of an elongate body, lack of scales, and a continuous, long-based dorsal fin.The diet of most blennies consists mainly of algae. Blennies are worldwide family and well represented in mainly tropical and s ubtropical seas with 54 genera and approximately 305 species.
Photo by:Benni Gobiidae Currently 212 genera and 1,875 species are recognized, making gobies the largest marine fish family and the most species-rich family of vertebrates. The Gobiidae is the marine family with the greatest number of newly described speciesGobies are found worldwide in fresh, brackish and saltwater. They are concentrated in the tropics and subtropics, mainly of the Indo-Pacific, but some marine species can be found in the subarctic streams of southern Siberia.
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