Microlipophrys is a genus of combtooth blennies found in Atlantic ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

Microlipophrys
Microlipophrys nigriceps
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Subfamily: Salarinae
Genus: Microlipophrys
F. Almada, V. C. Almada, Guillemaud & Wirtz, 2005
Type species
Blennius canevae
Vinciguerra, 1880

Species

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There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Microlipophrys". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  2. ^ Almada F., Almada V.C., Guillemaud T., Wirtz P. (2005) Phylogenetic relationships of the north-eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean blenniids. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 86(3): 283-295.