Malayan eel blenny (Congrogadus malayanus)

Scientific name: Congrogadus malayanus Weber, 1909

The Malayan eel blenny (Congrogadus malayanus) is a marine fish of the family Pseudochromidae. Native range: Western Pacific, presently known only from Aru Islands, Indonesia and Torres Strait, Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 60-63; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 49 - 53; Vertebrae: 64 - 68. Opercle with a dark ocellated spot. Gill membranes fused to the isthmus. No posterior otic sensory pore; preopercular pores 7; one posterior interorbital pore. Scaled cheek; variable number of scales dorsally on opercle. A short dark bar running posteroventrally from eye to opercular ocellus. Spots arranged in 5-6 irregular rows.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Congrogadus malayanus
Family
Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.1
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: presently known only from Aru Islands, Indonesia and Torres Strait, Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

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

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