Spiny eel-blenny (Congrogadus spinifer)

Scientific name: Congrogadus spinifer Borodin, 1933

Spiny eel-blenny (Congrogadus spinifer)

The Spiny eel-blenny (Congrogadus spinifer) is a marine fish of the family Pseudochromidae. Native range: Eastern Indian Ocean, northwestern Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 61-65; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 52 - 55; Vertebrae: 67 - 70. Opercle with an ocellated spot. Gill membranes fused with the isthmus. Usually 6 pores in preopercular canal; no posterior otic sensory canal pore; posterior interorbital pore usually absent. A pale bar below eye; a pale stripe from posterodorsal region of eye to anterior of lateral line; pale median stripe from tip of snout to origin of dorsal fin. Spots arranged in 3-5 irregular rows.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Congrogadus spinifer
Family
Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: northwestern 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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