Blue-spotted blenny (Blenniella caudolineata)

Scientific name: Blenniella caudolineata G?nther, 1877

Blue-spotted blenny (Blenniella caudolineata)

The Blue-spotted blenny (Blenniella caudolineata) is a marine fish of the family Blenniidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-22; Anal spines: 2 - 3; Anal soft rays: 20 - 23; Vertebrae: 37 - 40. Females have numerous longitudinal pinstripes on their sides and black specks on their fins while males have dark patches and small blue spots on their sides.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Blenniella caudolineata
Family
Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.2
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Pacific Ocean: southern Japan to the Moluccas, east to Mariana Islands, Tonga, and Tuamoto Archipelago; Tawara, Kiribati and Howland Island. Replaced by Blenniella cyanostigma in the Indian Ocean.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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