Lady Musgrave blenny

📖 Overview

Facultative air-breathing in the genus ; Adults inhabit shallow rocky and coral reefs commonly below 10 m . Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive , and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal . Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters . Common depth minimum of 7 m reported from Ref. 9710 but that is maximum common depth in Ref. 529.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 16; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 15 - 17; Vertebrae: 29 - 30. Diagnosis: Dorsal fin XII-XIII, 14-16 (usually XII, 15), attached to caudal fin, with shallow notch above last spine, first spine equal or about twice higher than second, higher in males; anal fin II, 15-17 (usually 15); pectoral rays 15; pelvic fin I, 4; caudal fin procurrent rays 10-14. Vertebrae 9-11 (usually 10) + 19-20; last pleural rib on 11th vertebral centrum, last epipleural rib on 15-18th. Body depth at anal-fin origin 3.3-3.5 in SL. LL, without scales and scalelike flaps; LL tubes 0-8 (usually 1-5), incomplete, series ends below 12th dorsal spine to 10th dorsal ray. Lower lip smooth mesially, plicate laterally. Upper lip crenulae 29-43. Gill rakers 20-28. Cephalic sensory pore system simple. Cirri: supraorbital 3-12 (rarely up to 23 or 93; usually 6-9); nasal 6-25 (rarely up to 82; usually less than 15); nuchal 22-45 (usually 27-32), in 4 groups with slightly expanded nuchal flap at bases of ventralmost cirri. Over all brown with red small spots; iris red; pectoral fins yellow; rugosities of anal spine dirty yellow .: elongated; Cross section: oval.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Lady Musgrave blenny is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Lady Musgrave blenny is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Oviparous, distinct pairing . Urogenital orifice of male genital papilla located basally between 2 closely appressed slender filaments on a fleshy swelling behind anus; testes bulbous with length equal to its width .

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 16 m , usually 7 - 10 m . Tropical; 10°S - 33°S north as Basilaki Islands, Papua New Guinea; as far south as Lord Howe Island; and eastward to Fiji and Tonga Islands.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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