Spiny Eel Blenny

Congrogadus spinifer

Spiny Eel Blenny

Shaped more like an eel than a blenny, this fish threads through coarse sand bottoms tangled with weed and sponge. It has been trawled from shallow gulf waters down to around sixty metres in deeper seas.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Ovalentaria incertae sedis › Pseudochromidae › Congrogadus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 280378.

FAQ

Is the Spiny Eel Blenny dangerous to divers?
The Spiny Eel Blenny is harmless to divers.
How big does the Spiny Eel Blenny get?
The Spiny Eel Blenny grows to about 13 cm.