Roundhead blenny (Omobranchus obliquus)

Scientific name: Omobranchus obliquus Garman, 1903

Roundhead blenny (Omobranchus obliquus)

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

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-21; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 20 - 23

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Omobranchus obliquus
Family
Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.6
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Nicobar Islands to Samoa; north to Mariana Is; south to New Caledonia; Palau and eastern Caroline Islands The subspecies Omobranchus rotundiceps rotundiceps (Macleay 1881) occurs in Australia.
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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