Brockius


Brockius is a genus of labrisomid blennies from the waters of the eastern Pacific and the western Atlantic where they are associated with reefs and seaweed-covered rocks.

Species

The species in the genus are:

Taxonomy

The name Brockius was coined by Clark L. Hubbs as a subgenus of Labrisomus but has been raised to a genus in its own right.

Etymology

The generic name honours the ichthyologist and herpetologist Vernon E. Brock who collected the type of B. striatus.