| Family: |
Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies), subfamily: Blenniinae |
| Max. size: |
11 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 20 - 200 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic: northern Mauritania to Angola. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 15-16; Vertebrae: 31-32. Description: Body length range 7.8-11.7 cm. Dorsal fin XI,13-14; anal fin II,15-16; caudal fin 13,
median 8 or 9 branched; procurrent rays dorsally 3-5, ventrally 2-4. Vertebrae 11 + 20-21 (usually 21). Epuralia 2, hypurale minimale 1, precaudal vertebrae pleuralia 3-11, caudal vertebrae last epipleuralia 6-7. Lateral line tubed scales 11-14, terminates between rays 6-13 of dorsal fin. Nuchal skin flaps absent (Ref. 41096). |
| Biology: |
Adults are found on sand-mud bottoms (Ref. 5377). Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205), and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal (Ref. 94114). Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters (Ref. 94114). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 22 March 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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