Breast-spot blenny (Salarias guttatus)

Scientific name: Salarias guttatus Valenciennes, 1836

Breast-spot blenny (Salarias guttatus)

The Breast-spot blenny (Salarias guttatus) is a marine fish of the family Blenniidae. Native range: Western Pacific.

Biology

Identified by the large yellowish or pink breast spot and series of dusky to pink spots along base of dorsal fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Salarias guttatus
Family
Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Depth range
10 m (33 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 10 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
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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