Blackstreaked Blenny
Salarias nigrocinctus
- Group: Blenny
- Max size: 5.3 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A small herbivorous blenny of shallow neritic water, this fish reaches only about 5 centimetres. It scrapes algae from rock and reef, glues its eggs to the substrate, and sends its hatched larvae adrift into coastal plankton.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Blenniiformes › Blenniidae › Salarias
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 278373.
FAQ
- Is the Blackstreaked Blenny dangerous to divers?
- The Blackstreaked Blenny is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Blackstreaked Blenny get?
- The Blackstreaked Blenny grows to about 5.3 cm.