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Blue-spotted Blenny

Blenniella caudolineata

Also known as: Coral Blenny, Lined-tail Blenniella, Pacific Blue-spotted Blenny, Reef Blenny, Rock Blenny, Rockskippper

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2014
Adult
@greatwhite · End of Island, Tonga · October 20111 / 1
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Overview

Found over shallow, exposed shores, and in tide-pools, rich in algae growth.

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, well suited for scraping food off hard surfaces!
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.

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How to identify

Behaviour
territorial

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Pacific Ocean
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Found over shallow, exposed shores, and in tide-pools, rich in algae growth.

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Adult photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderBlenniiformes
    5. familyBlenniidae
    6. genusBlenniella
    7. speciesBlenniella caudolineata (Günther, 1877)

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    More in the family

    Combtooth Blennies (Blenniidae)