Chapman's Blenny
Entomacrodus chapmani
- Group: Blenny
- Max size: 3.9 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: VU
A small blenny under five centimetres, it lays adhesive eggs that stay fixed to the substrate on a slender pad. Listed as Vulnerable, it sends its larvae out to drift in the plankton of shallow coastal water before they settle.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Blenniiformes › Blenniidae › Entomacrodus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 277242.
FAQ
- Is the Chapman's Blenny dangerous to divers?
- The Chapman's Blenny is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Chapman's Blenny get?
- The Chapman's Blenny grows to about 3.9 cm.