Malayan eel blenny
📖 Overview
Feeds mainly on crustaceans. Eggs with cruciform hooks on the surface. Inhabits coral reefs among crevices (Ref 90102).
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 60 - 63; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 49 - 53; Vertebrae: 64 - 68. Opercle with a dark ocellated spot. Gill membranes fused to the isthmus. No posterior otic sensory pore; preopercular pores 7; one posterior interorbital pore. Scaled cheek; variable number of scales dorsally on opercle. A short dark bar running posteroventrally from eye to opercular ocellus. Spots arranged in 5-6 irregular rows. : eel-like; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Malayan eel blenny is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal. Tropical; 5°S - 12°S known only from Aru Islands, Indonesia and Torres Strait, Australia; also known from Papua New Guinea (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
crustaceans
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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