Obscure Blenny
📖 Overview
Facultative air-breathing ; Adults are found in sheltered shoreline reefs, often in turbid water. They are found solitary or on live and dead coral . Oviparous. 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): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18 - 21; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 19 - 21. Generally uniformly dark brownish, lacking spots on pectoral and caudal fins; Dorsal rays typically 19-20; anal rays typically 20; pectoral rays typically 15; segmented caudal rays 12-13, branched middle nine; nasal, supraorbital, and nape cirri branched or fringed with filaments; upper and lower lip margins smooth; occipital crest absent; last anal ray and caudal peduncle connected by membrane; body somewhat deep, depth at anal-fin origin 3.0-3.3 in SL .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Obscure Blenny is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Obscure Blenny is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous, distinct pairing .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 6 m . Tropical Central Pacific: Philippines.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Obscure Blenny |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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