title: Rhabdoblennius
text: # Rhabdoblennius
  
  Rhabdoblennius is a genus of combtooth blennies found in the Pacific Ocean, mostly in the western Pacific. The name of this genus is derived from the Greek word rhabdos meaning "stick" or "rod" and blennius meaning "mucus", referring to the absence of scales on the body of blennies.
  
  ## Species
  
  There are currently five recognized species in this genus:
  
  * Rhabdoblennius nigropunctatus Bath, 2004
  * Rhabdoblennius nitidus (Günther, 1861) (Barred-chin blenny)
  * Rhabdoblennius papuensis Bath, 2004
  * Rhabdoblennius rhabdotrachelus (Fowler & Ball, 1924) (Barchin blenny)
  * Rhabdoblennius snowi (Fowler, 1928) (Snow's rockskipper)
  