Slender Snake Blenny
Sticharium dorsale
- Group: Blenny
- Max size: 9.5 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
This thin snakelike blenny buries itself so well it is hard to spot, but it leaves a distinct waving trail in the sand that gives away its hiding place. It grows to only about ten centimetres and lives close to the bottom of shallow reefs.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Blenniiformes › Clinidae › Sticharium
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 282891.
FAQ
- Is the Slender Snake Blenny dangerous to divers?
- The Slender Snake Blenny is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Slender Snake Blenny get?
- The Slender Snake Blenny grows to about 9.5 cm.