Talbot's blenny (Stanulus talboti)

Scientific name: Stanulus talboti Springer, 1968

The Talbot's blenny (Stanulus talboti) is a marine fish of the family Blenniidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands and the southern Great Barrier Reef and Lord Howe Island. Reported from Tonga and the Marquesan Islands.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13. Distinguished from Entomacrodus by scalelike flaps on anterior portion of lateral line, fewer dorsal and anal fins, and more pectoral fin elements. Nasal, supraorbital and nuchal cirri simple and short. Both sexes without occipital crest.

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Species facts

Scientific name: Stanulus talboti
Family: Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 4.8
Depth range: 3–15 m (10–49 ft)
Environment: Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 15 m
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Western Pacific: Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands and the southern Great Barrier Reef and Lord Howe Island. Reported from Tonga and the Marquesan Islands.
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.)