Redlip Blenny
Ophioblennius macclurei
Also known as: Coral Blenny, Red-lipped Blenny, Reef Blenny, Rock Blenny, Two-coloured Blenny
- Coral Blenny
- Red-lipped Blenny
- Reef Blenny
- Rock Blenny
- Two-coloured Blenny
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Overview
Found singly, resting on coral bommies, in shallow clear waters, over inshore and offshore reefs. Very territorial, will chase away intruders. Colour varies from dark to bicolor, usually with red lips. (hence the name)
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.
How to identify
- Head & Mouth
- red lips
- Behaviour
- solitaryterritorial
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Habitat & where to find it
Where the adult stage lives, and where its photos were taken.
- Range · Western Central Atlantic, Caribbean
- Country only · 6
Found singly, resting on coral bommies, in shallow clear waters, over inshore and offshore reefs.
Adult photos 6
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