Seychelle's blenny (Stanulus seychellensis)

Scientific name: Stanulus seychellensis Smith, 1959

Seychelle's blenny (Stanulus seychellensis)

The Seychelle's blenny (Stanulus seychellensis) is a marine fish of the family Blenniidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Seychelles, Mauritius and R?union to the Tuamoto Islands, north to southern Taiwan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 10 - 12

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Stanulus seychellensis
Family
Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Seychelles, Mauritius and R?union to the Tuamoto Islands, north to southern Taiwan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
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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