pearl blenny
Entomacrodus nigricans Gill, 1859
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
The pearl blenny (Entomacrodus nigricans) is a species of combtooth blenny from the subfamily Salarinae of the family Blenniidae. It occurs in shallow coastal waters in the western Atlantic Ocean. It is the type species of the genus Entomacrodus.
Wikipedia contributors, Pearl blenny; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:57:41.893142+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Entomacrodus nigricans Gill, 1859
- Name authority
- Gill, 1859
- Common name
- pearl blenny
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Blenniidae
- Genus
- Entomacrodus
- 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
- genusEntomacrodus Gill, 1859
- speciesEntomacrodus nigricans Gill, 1859
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Entomacrodus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Entomacrodus niuafoouensis (Fowler, 1932) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Entomacrodus longicirrus Springer, 1967 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Entomacrodus epalzeocheilos (Bleeker, 1859) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Entomacrodus lemuria Springer & Fricke, 2000 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Entomacrodus lighti (Herre, 1938) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Entomacrodus vermiculatus (Valenciennes, 1836) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Entomacrodus williamsi Springer & Fricke, 2000 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Entomacrodus strasburgi Springer, 1967 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Entomacrodus textilis (Valenciennes, 1836) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| notchfin blennyEntomacrodus chiostictus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Entomacrodus cymatobiotus Schultz & Chapman, 1960 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Entomacrodus cadenati Springer, 1967 | BlenniidaeChordata | 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.
- Gill, T. N. (1859). Description of a new genus of Salarianae, from the West Indies. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, v. 11: 168. 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:6FFB7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.