Hypsoblennius maculipinna (Regan, 1903)
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 maculipinna is a species of combtooth blenny, which is found in the shallow coastal waters of the eastern Pacific from Costa Rica to Ecuador and which usually measures about 6.2 centimetres (2.4 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Hypsoblennius maculipinna; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:53:33.576426+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hypsoblennius maculipinna (Regan, 1903)
- Name authority
- (Regan, 1903)
- 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: no · Freshwater: yes · 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 maculipinna (Regan, 1903)
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 |
| 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 |
| Socorro blennyHypsoblennius proteus (Krejsa, 1960) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Chasmodes maculipinna Regan, 1903 Regan, 1903 | 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=293667 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:6MSRC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.