Highbrow Rockskipper
Hirculops cornifer
- Group: Other
- Max size: 6 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A small blenny of shallow rocky shores, the highbrow rockskipper fastens its sticky eggs to the substrate, where a parent tends them until the larvae drift off into coastal plankton. It grows to around six centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Blenniiformes › Blenniidae › Hirculops
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 219288.
FAQ
- Is the Highbrow Rockskipper dangerous to divers?
- The Highbrow Rockskipper is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Highbrow Rockskipper get?
- The Highbrow Rockskipper grows to about 6 cm.