Socorro blenny
Hypsoblennius proteus (Krejsa, 1960)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Hypsoblennius proteus, commonly known as the Socorro blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It is endemic to the waters around the island of Socorro in the Revillagigedo Islands of Colima state in western Mexico.
This species grows to a length of 2.6 centimetres (1.0 in) SL.
The IUCN classify this species as Vulnerable because the increasing frequency of El Niño events cause the shallow waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean to increase in temperature for extended species. These higher temperatures are thought to be too warm for many species and population declines have been noted. H. proteus has a restricted range, occurs in shallow waters and its range is affected by these more frequent El Niño events.
Wikipedia contributors, Hypsoblennius proteus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:19:32.302647+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hypsoblennius proteus (Krejsa, 1960)
- Name authority
- (Krejsa, 1960)
- Common name
- Socorro blenny
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Blenniidae
- Genus
- Hypsoblennius
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderBlenniiformes
- familyBlenniidae Rafinesque, 1810
- subfamilySalariinae Gill, 1859
- genusHypsoblennius Gill, 1861
- speciesHypsoblennius proteus (Krejsa, 1960)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hypsoblennius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hypsoblennius paytensis (Steindachner, 1876) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypsoblennius robustus Hildebrand, 1946 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypsoblennius maculipinna (Regan, 1903) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| tessellated blennyHypsoblennius invemar Smith-Vaniz & Acero P., 1980 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypsoblennius digueti Chabanaud, 1943 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypsoblennius exstochilus Böhlke, 1959 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| mussel blennyHypsoblennius jenkinsi (Jordan & Evermann, 1896) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bay blennyHypsoblennius gentilis (Girard, 1854) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypsoblennius sordidus (Bennett, 1828) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypsoblennius striatus (Steindachner, 1876) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Blenniolus proteus Krejsa, 1960 Krejsa, 1960 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276330 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3P4B4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.