| Valid name | Blennius |
| Synonym | Adonis Blennius ocellaris Linnaeus). |
| Synonym | Type: Blennius ocellaris Linnaeus. |
| Synonym | Gender: M; Syst. Nat., ed. X: 256 |
| Synonym | Blennius (Artedi) Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Synonym | Salaria Forsskål, 1775, Descr. anim.: x. |
| Synonym | Ichthyocoris Bonaparte, 1841, Icon. Faun. Ital., (introd. to Pisces: 8) (type: Salarias varus Risso = Blennius |
| Synonym | Dubiblennius Whitley, 1930, loc. cif.: 20 (type: Blennius tonganus Jordan and Seale). |
| Synonym | Scarlella Jordan, 1886, Proc. U.S. natn. Mus., 9: 50 (type: Blennius microstomus Poey = Blennius cristatus |
| Synonym | Pholis Cuvier, 1817, Règne animal, 2: 251 (type: Blennius pholis Linnaeus). |
| Synonym | Parablennius Ribeiro, 1915, Arquivos Mus. Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, 17, Blenn.: 2-3 (type: Blennius pilicornis Cuv |
| Synonym | Pictiblennius Whitley, 1930, Mem. Queensland Mus., 10: 19 (type: Blennius intermedius Ogilby). |
| Synonym | Queriblennius Whitley, 1933, Rec. Austral. Mus., 19: 93 (type: Blennius gaudichaudi Whitley). |
| Synonym | Lipophrys Gill, 1896, Amer. Nat., 30: 498 (type: Blennius pholis Linnaeus). |
| Synonym | Aidablennius Whitley, 1947, Australian Zool., 11(2): 150 (type: Blennius sphynx Valenciennes). |