Crown spotty blenny (Laiphognathus longispinis)

Scientific name: Laiphognathus longispinis Murase, 2007

Crown spotty blenny (Laiphognathus longispinis)

The Crown spotty blenny (Laiphognathus longispinis) is a marine fish of the family Blenniidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, Japan, Taiwan, HongKong.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-23; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 21 - 24; Vertebrae: 38 - 40. This species is distinguished and compared from its congener L. multimaculatus by the following characters: in mature males, 3 to 5 of the 6th-10th dorsal spines elongated (vs. none); anterior and posterior nostrils with 3 and 2 cirri, respectively (vs. 2 or 3 on both nostrils); longest posterior nasal cirrus elongate, 68.4-166.7% of orbit diameter (vs. 18.8-100%); in mature males at least, the lower-lip flap is usually separated into anterior and posterior parts (vs. usually continuous); total dorsal-fin rays 31-34 (vs. 29-32); segmented anal-fin rays 21-24 (vs. 19-22); total vertebrae 38-40 (vs. 35-39); spots on cheek absent (vs. small spots present); usually large, dusky brown body spots forming diagonal bands anteriorly (vs. small spots scattered anteriorly); pectoral-fin base with distinct black spot both centrally and dorsally (vs. inc

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Laiphognathus longispinis
Family
Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.1
Depth range
5–30 m (16–98 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 5 - 30 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Japan, Taiwan, HongKong.
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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