onespot fringehead
Neoclinus uninotatus Hubbs, 1953
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.
Neoclinus uninotatus
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Open encyclopedia reference
Neoclinus uninotatus, the onespot fringehead, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in the eastern Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL. This species feeds primarily on benthic crustaceans. It has been known to live for up to 7 years.
Wikipedia contributors, Neoclinus uninotatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:29:34.816020+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Neoclinus uninotatus Hubbs, 1953
- Name authority
- Hubbs, 1953
- Common name
- onespot fringehead
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Chaenopsidae
- Genus
- Neoclinus
- 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
- familyChaenopsidae Gill, 1865
- genusNeoclinus Girard, 1858
- speciesNeoclinus uninotatus Hubbs, 1953
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Neoclinus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| sarcastic fringeheadNeoclinus blanchardi Girard, 1858 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neoclinus monogrammus Murase, Aizawa & Sunobe, 2010 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neoclinus nudus Stephens & Springer, 1971 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neoclinus bryope (Jordan & Snyder, 1902) | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neoclinus chihiroe Fukao, 1987 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neoclinus lacunicola Fukao, 1980 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neoclinus nudiceps Murase, Aizawa & Sunobe, 2010 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neoclinus okazakii Fukao, 1987 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| yellowfin fringeheadNeoclinus stephensae Hubbs, 1953 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Hubbs, & Clark. (1953). Revision and systematic position of the blenniid fishes of the genus Neoclinus. Copeia 1953, 1. https://doi.org/10.2307/1440237 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:46D6F. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.