All over the world. These small, bottom-dwelling fishes are a conspicuous element of reef fish communities. Blennies are characterized by a combination of an elongate body, lack of scales, and a continuous, long-based dorsal fin.The diet of most blennies consists mainly of algae. Blennies are worldwide family and well represented in mainly tropical and subtropical seas with 54 genera and approximately 305 species.
Starry blenny
There are 732 species of Blennies. Here is some examples: Bicolor Blenny (ecsenius bicolor), Black Combtooth Blenny (ecsenius namiyei), Black Sailfin Blenny (astrosalarias fuscus), Black-Lined Blenny - Tank-Bred (meiacanthus nigrolineatus), Canary Blenny (meiacanthus oualanensis), Ember Blenny (cirripectes stigmaticus), Fortail Blenny (meiacanthus atrodorsalis), Horned Blenny (hypsoblennius exstochilus), Linear Blenny (ecsenius lineatus), Lizard Blenny (parapercus sp.), Midas Blenny (ecsenius midas), One Spot Blenny (crossosalarias macrospilus), Orangetrhoat Pikeblenny (chaenopsis alepidota), Sailfin/Algae Blenny (salarias fasciatus), Segmented Sailfin Blenny (salarias segmentatatus), Starry Blenny (salarias ramosus), Striped Blenny (meiacanthus grammistes), Tail Spot Blenny (ecsenius stigmatura).
Tompot blenny was created in 1758.
Longstriped blenny was created in 1833.
Mimic blenny was created in 1857.
Heuvelmans' blenny was created in 1986.
Australian blenny was created in 1988.
Tasseled blenny was created in 1907.
Portuguese blenny was created in 1836.
Montagu's blenny was created in 1758.
Cheekspot blenny was created in 1887.
Mud blenny was created in 1959.