Delicate Blenny (Glyptoparus delicatulus)

Also known as Delicate Combtooth Blenny

Description

Also known as Delicate Combtooth Blenny.

Found in pairs or small schools, over mixed coral and sandy areas, of clear outer lagoon reefs, and over dead reefs, rich in algal turf.
They feed on algae.
Length - 5cm
Depth - 0-8m
Widespread Indo-West Pacific

Combtooth Blennies are the largest family of blennies, 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/Glyptoparus-delicatulus.html

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