🌊 Marine
Least Concern
🌡️ Temperate
Variegated snake blenny
Ophiclinops varius McCulloch & Waite, 1918
📖 Overview
Found in seagrass areas among Amphibolus species with dropped leaves and other organic litter on sand . Secretive and extremely well camouflaged .
Scientific Name
Ophiclinops varius
Authority
McCulloch & Waite, 1918
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
5 cm
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Blenniiformes
Blenniiformes
Family
Clinidae
Clinidae
Genus
Ophiclinops
Ophiclinops
Species
Variegated snake blenny
Ophiclinops varius
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Variegated snake blenny is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Variegated snake blenny is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic. Temperate West Pacific: endemic to southern Australia.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
Trophic Level
3.2±0.4
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00501 × L3.06
(TL)
Max TL
5cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2010
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
McCulloch & Waite, 1918
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