Onespot fringehead
Neoclinus uninotatus
Also known as: Chaenopsid Blenny, Fringehead
- Chaenopsid Blenny
- Fringehead
Overview
Found living inside crevices and holes in the reef, as well as inside bottles, cans, rubbish, shells, and tires etc., often with just their head showing.
Chaenopsid Blennies also called tube blennies because they often make their nests in abandoned worm holes and clams especially at breeding time. These blennies lack scales and have a high front Dorsal Fin.
How to identify
Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Eastern Pacific
- Exact location · 2
Found living inside crevices and holes in the reef, as well as inside bottles, cans, rubbish, shells, and tires etc., often with just their head showing.
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