Fourpored Blenny
Haptogenys bipunctata
- Group: Blenny
- Max size: 7.7 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: DD
A tiny blenny that glues its adhesive eggs to the reef, where the young hatch and drift off into coastal shallows as plankton. It grows to about 8 centimetres, and so little has been recorded of its life that science still lists it as data deficient.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Blenniiformes › Blenniidae › Haptogenys
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 280998.
FAQ
- Is the Fourpored Blenny dangerous to divers?
- The Fourpored Blenny is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Fourpored Blenny get?
- The Fourpored Blenny grows to about 7.7 cm.