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Redlip Blenny

Ophioblennius macclurei

Also known as: Coral Blenny, Red-lipped Blenny, Reef Blenny, Rock Blenny, Two-coloured Blenny

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2025
Adult
@fishx6 · Bonaire - Captain Don's Beach, Caribbean Netherlands · November 20101 / 6

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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.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Head & Mouth
red lips

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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
LIVES IN

Found singly, resting on coral bommies, in shallow clear waters, over inshore and offshore reefs.

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Adult photos 6

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderBlenniiformes
    5. familyBlenniidae
    6. genusOphioblennius
    7. speciesOphioblennius macclurei (Silvester, 1915)

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    More in the family

    Combtooth Blennies (Blenniidae)