Auchenionchus

Auchenionchus is a genus of labrisomid blennies endemic to the Pacific waters off of Chile.^[1]

Auchenionchus
A. variolosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Labrisomidae
Genus:	Auchenionchus T. N. Gill, 1860
Type species
Clinus variolosus Valenciennes, 1836
Synonyms
Chalacoclinus F. de Buen, 1962 Flabelliclinus F. de Buen, 1962

Species

Auchenionchus contains these currently recognized species:^[1]

• 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.^[2]