Orangespotted Blenny
Hypleurochilus springeri
- Group: Blenny
- Max size: 5 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
This small blenny lives along quiet rocky shores, usually in less than 3 metres of water, where it picks at polychaete worms, crustaceans and filamentous algae. It reaches about 5 centimetres and glues its eggs to the substrate, the larvae later drifting off as plankton.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Blenniiformes › Blenniidae › Hypleurochilus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 276318.
FAQ
- Is the Orangespotted Blenny dangerous to divers?
- The Orangespotted Blenny is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Orangespotted Blenny get?
- The Orangespotted Blenny grows to about 5 cm.