mangrove blenny
Lupinoblennius vinctus (Poey, 1867)
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.
(GARMAN, 1903)
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Open encyclopedia reference
Lupinoblennius vinctus, the mangrove blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western central Atlantic ocean, from southern Florida and the Antilles as well as from Mexico to Panama where it has reached the Pacific end of the Panama Canal. This species reaches a length of 3.7 centimetres (1.5 in) TL.
Wikipedia contributors, Lupinoblennius vinctus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:03:56.788538+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lupinoblennius vinctus (Poey, 1867)
- Name authority
- (Poey, 1867)
- Common name
- mangrove blenny
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Blenniidae
- Genus
- Lupinoblennius
- 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
- genusLupinoblennius Herre, 1942
- speciesLupinoblennius vinctus (Poey, 1867)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lupinoblennius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lupinoblennius paivai (Pinto, 1958) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| highfin blennyLupinoblennius nicholsi (Tavolga, 1954) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Lupinoblennius dispar Herre, 1942 Herre, 1942 | synonym |
| Parablennius vinctus (Poey, 1867) (Poey, 1867) | synonym |
| Blennius vinctus Poey, 1867 Poey, 1867 | 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=281443 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.
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:3WF4M. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.