Scientific Name
Malacoctenus boehlkei
Common Name
Diamond blenny
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 21 - 22;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 11-13;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 20 - 23. Upper side has series of dark blotches; lower side has series of diamond-shaped markings (Ref. 26938). Males light brown, finely spotted with white, with an upper row of seven irregular dark-edged brown blotches and a lower row of ten smaller brown blotches of irregular diamond shape with pale centers; females have brownish orange blotches instead of dark brown (Ref. 13442).