WHATSTHATFISH
Bony fish

Nalolo

Ecsenius nalolo

Also known as: Combtooth Blenny, Nalolo Blenny

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2014
Adult
@designedforx · KE, Kenya · November 20151 / 1
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Overview

Found nesting in holes, over coral reefs.

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!
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.
A few Sabretooth Blennies are venomous.

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How to identify

COLOURS

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Indian Ocean
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LIVES IN

Found nesting in holes, over coral reefs.

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Adult photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderBlenniiformes
    5. familyBlenniidae
    6. genusEcsenius
    7. speciesEcsenius nalolo Smith, 1959

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    More in the family

    Combtooth Blennies (Blenniidae)