Omobranchus elegans (Steindachner, 1876)
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
Omobranchus elegans, known as the elegant blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the Northwest Pacific ocean. This species can reach a length of 6.0 centimetres (2.4 in) TL.
Wikipedia contributors, Omobranchus elegans; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:24:23.455964+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Omobranchus elegans (Steindachner, 1876)
- Name authority
- (Steindachner, 1876)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Blenniidae
- Genus
- Omobranchus
- 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
- subfamilyBlenniinae Rafinesque, 1810
- genusOmobranchus Valenciennes, 1836
- speciesOmobranchus elegans (Steindachner, 1876)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Omobranchus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Omobranchus aurosplendidus (Richardson, 1846) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bandit blennyOmobranchus banditus Smith, 1959 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| cloister blennyOmobranchus elongatus (Peters, 1855) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Omobranchus fasciolatoceps (Richardson, 1846) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| gossamer blennyOmobranchus ferox (Herre, 1927) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Omobranchus hikkaduwensis Bath, 1983 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Omobranchus mekranensis (Regan, 1905) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Omobranchus obliquus (Garman, 1903) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Omobranchus rotundiceps (MacLeay, 1881) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Omobranchus smithi (Rao, 1974) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Omobranchus verticalis Springer & Gomon, 1975 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Omobranchus woodi (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Omobranchus elegan (Steindachner, 1876) (Steindachner, 1876) | synonym |
| Petroscirtes elegans Steindachner, 1876 Steindachner, 1876 | 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=278014 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:74LSJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.