Spalding's Blenny
Salarias sexfilum
- Group: Blenny
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A small benthopelagic blenny of shallow reefs, it belongs to a group of dedicated algae grazers that scrape film from the rock. Its sticky eggs cling to the substrate, and the hatched larvae drift in coastal plankton.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Blenniiformes › Blenniidae › Salarias
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 278378.
FAQ
- Is the Spalding's Blenny dangerous to divers?
- The Spalding's Blenny is harmless to divers.