naked blenny
Stathmonotus gymnodermis Springer, 1955
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
Stathmonotus gymnodermis, the naked blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs from the Bahamas and Puerto Rico to coasts of northern South America, in the western Atlantic ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 4 centimetres (1.6 in) TL.
Wikipedia contributors, Stathmonotus gymnodermis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:57:34.248500+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Stathmonotus gymnodermis Springer, 1955
- Name authority
- Springer, 1955
- Common name
- naked blenny
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Chaenopsidae
- Genus
- Stathmonotus
- 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
- genusStathmonotus Bean, 1885
- speciesStathmonotus gymnodermis Springer, 1955
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Stathmonotus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Stathmonotus culebrai Seale, 1940 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stathmonotus hemphillii Bean, 1885 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stathmonotus tekla Nichols, 1910 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mexican worm blennyStathmonotus lugubris Böhlke, 1953 | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gulf worm blennyStathmonotus sinuscalifornici (Chabanaud, 1942) | ChaenopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| eelgrass blennyStathmonotus stahli (Evermann & Marsh, 1899) | 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.
- Springer, V. G. (1955). The taxonomic status of the fishes of the genus Stathmonotus, including a review of the Atlantic species. Bulletin of Marine Science of the Gulf and Caribbean, 5 (1): 66–80. 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:6ZFWZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.