Description

Also known as Bignose Blenny, Black-spotted Rockskipper, Coral Blenny, Pearly Rockskipper, Reef Blenny, Rock Blenny, Rockskipper, Straited Blenny, Streaked Blenny.

Found in small schools poking their heads out of holes dominated by the largest, in very shallow surge zones of lagoons and seaward reefs, at low tide they can be found in tide pools.
They feed on filamentous algae from dead coral bases.
Length - 11cm
Depth - 0-3m
Widespread Indo-Pacific

Coombtooth Blennies are the largest family of bennies, found in both tropical and subtropical waters and freshwater habitats, as the name suggests they have comb like teeth lining their jaws.
Reef and rock blennies are usually territorial and have their own areas of rock pools which they skip and jump over, scraping algae from the surface of dead corals. Some male Blennies have small harems of arguing females.
Males and females often have different colouring and features. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/6043