White-spotted blenny (Salarias alboguttatus)

Scientific name: Salarias alboguttatus Kner, 1867

White-spotted blenny (Salarias alboguttatus)

The White-spotted blenny (Salarias alboguttatus) is a marine fish of the family Blenniidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Sri Lanka to Samoa, north to southern Japan.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 18

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Salarias alboguttatus
Family
Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Sri Lanka to Samoa, north to southern Japan.
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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