title: Auchenionchus
text: # Auchenionchus
  
  Auchenionchus is a genus of labrisomid blennies endemic to the Pacific waters off of Chile.
  
  ## Species
  
  Auchenionchus contains these currently recognized species:
  
  * Auchenionchus crinitus (Jenyns, 1841)
  * Auchenionchus microcirrhis (Valenciennes, 1836)
  * Auchenionchus variolosus (Valenciennes, 1836)
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The generic name is a compound of the Greek auchen meaning "neck" or "nape" and onchos meaning "tubercle" or "protuberance", this is presumed to refer to the tiny nuchal tentacle of the type species.
  
  