Pygmy blenny (Nannosalarias nativitatis)

Scientific name: Nannosalarias nativitatis Regan, 1909

Pygmy blenny (Nannosalarias nativitatis)

The Pygmy blenny (Nannosalarias nativitatis) is a marine fish of the family Blenniidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 16 - 18. Identified by a simple tentacle above eye, small white spots on face and large black spot on throat. Males have a distinct black blotch ventrally on each side of the head.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Nannosalarias nativitatis
Family
Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.0
Depth range
4–12 m (13–39 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 4 - 12 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean east to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Rowley Shoals and the southern Great Barrier Reef and Tonga; Pohnpei in Micronesia.
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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