Spiny eel blenny
📖 Overview
Inhabits coarse sand bottoms with weed and sponge. The species has been taken by trawl in 4 to 8 m from Exmouth Gulf and at 60 m in the Arafura Sea.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 61 - 65; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 52 - 55; Vertebrae: 67 - 70. Opercle with an ocellated spot. Gill membranes fused with the isthmus. Usually 6 pores in preopercular canal; no posterior otic sensory canal pore; posterior interorbital pore usually absent. A pale bar below eye; a pale stripe from posterodorsal region of eye to anterior of lateral line; pale median stripe from tip of snout to origin of dorsal fin. Spots arranged in 3-5 irregular rows.: elongated; Cross section: circular.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Spiny eel blenny is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal. Tropical Indian Ocean: northwestern Australia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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