Muzzled blenny (Omobranchus punctatus)

Scientific name: Omobranchus punctatus Valenciennes, 1836

Muzzled blenny (Omobranchus punctatus)

The Muzzled blenny (Omobranchus punctatus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Blenniidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-24; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 20 - 26. Head without cirri and crest. Lower end of gill opening opposite upper margin of pectoral fin. Sensory pores in infraorbital and interorbital canals mostly 8 and 3 respectively. Lateral line usually 7 to 11. Horizontal stripes on body distinct in male, but somewhat obscure in female.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Omobranchus punctatus
Family
Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.5
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Persian Gulf to Fiji and north to Japan. Known from Delagoa Bay, Mozambique and Suez Canal on the African coast. Western Atlantic: introduced at Trinidad and Panama Canal near Atlantic end.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=4)

Sources

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

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