Description
Also known as Rock Blenny.
Found singly, or in harems, over shallow, stony, bottoms, in brooks, lakes, and rivers, as well as low salinity coastal lagoons. Very territorial.
They feed on benthic organisms and aquatic insects.
Length - 15cm
Depth - ?m
Widespread Africa, Asia, Europe, Mediterranean
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/Salaria-fluviatilis.html
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