Description

Also known as Coral Blenny, Crested Sabretooth, Crested Sabretooth Blenny, Fang Blenny, Floral Blenny, Floral Fangblenny, Helmeted Blenny, Highfin Fangblenny, Highfin Sabretooth Blenny, High-finned Blenny, Miter Blenny, Sabretooth Blenny, Sabre-toothed Blenny.

Found singly, or in small schools, in coastal waters, over shallow protected estuaries, lagoons, and reef flats, rich in algae and seagrass. When nesting they use empty mollusc shells.
They feed on filamentous algae and weeds.
Juveniles found in floating Sargassum weeds.
Length - 8.5cm
Depth - 0-8m
Widespread Indo-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.
Sabretooth Blennies have teeth to match their name!
They can be seen darting forward to sever flesh from fishes fins. (can sometimes be seen taking a swipe at divers as well) They will then dart back into their holes out of harm's way.
Some blennies will mimic cleaner wrasses to get close enough for a nip at fish.
Some Sabretooth Blennies are venomous. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/6074