Neck banded blenny

📖 Overview

Neck banded blenny (Leptostichaeus pumilus) is a ray-finned fish. It inhabits marine (saltwater) waters. This species can reach a maximum total length of 7.8 cm. It occurs at depths between 2 and 100 metres. With a trophic level of 3.2, it is a low-level carnivore, feeding on invertebrates and small organisms.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 82; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 54; Vertebrae: 87. This species is distinguished by the following characters: head and body greatly compressed laterally; body with thin sparse scales, head and end part of body without scales; no ventral fins; small pectoral fins, less than one fourth of HL; 6 rays on gill membranes, free from isthmus and form a broad fold across it; seismosensory system of body without canals; dorsal fin made up of short prickles becoming slightly thicker towards tail; membranes of dorsal and anal fins fused with caudal fin; principal rays of caudal fin branched; reduced pyloric caeca; colour of body bright red with a dark spot crossed by a light-colored vertical band above the upper edge of gill slit and extending into dorsal fin, and the head and anterior part of the body with few discontinuous dark bands .: eel-like; Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Neck banded blenny is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 2 - 100 m . Temperate Northwest Pacific: Hokkaido Island in the Sea of Okhotsk and Russian waters of the Sea of Japan.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

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