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Wavy-lined Blenny

Entomacrodus decussatus

Also known as: Coral Blenny, Reef Blenny, Rock Blenny, Rockskippery, Wavyline Rockskipper

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2014
Adult
@TerryM · Japamala Resort, Malaysia · February 20141 / 1
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Overview

Found over very shallow exposed, reef flats, and over surge zones, of reef margins and outer 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!
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

Pattern
linesspots
Behaviour
territorial

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Pacific Ocean
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Found over very shallow exposed, reef flats, and over surge zones, of reef margins and outer reefs.

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Adult photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderBlenniiformes
    5. familyBlenniidae
    6. genusEntomacrodus
    7. speciesEntomacrodus decussatus (Bleeker, 1858)

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    More in the family

    Combtooth Blennies (Blenniidae)