Tompot blenny

📖 Overview

Facultative air-breathing ; Active mainly during dusk and dawn . Adults live in rocky while young are found in shallow water in the seaweed zone. Oviparous . Spawn in March - May. Male guards the eggs from several females, until larvae about 1 month . 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 .

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 13 - 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17 - 20; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 19 - 23. Gill membranes not forming fold across isthmus. Tentacles on nasal openings and above eyes. No canine teeth in upper jaw. Dentaries joined by ligament. Frontals not covered by parietals. Spawning males chocolate-brown, with bulb glands on spiny anal fin rays. Lateral line continuous with branches but discontinuous posteriorly.: fusiform / normal.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Tompot blenny is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Tompot blenny is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Spawning males reside in holes where several females spawn. Males, thus, guard the eggs. Oviparous, distinct pairing .

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 3 - 32 m . Subtropical; 59°N - 31°N, 11°W - 35°E Northeast Atlantic: Atlantic coast from Ireland to Morocco; also in the Mediterranean Sea and the Sea of Marmora.

🌿 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) - 36 records indexed .

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