Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Blenniidae
Genus:
Ophioblennius
Species:
O. Atlanticus
Binomial name (link Wikipedia)
Red-Lipped Blenny
Blennie
Blenni
Barriguda Mora
Roodlip Slijmvis
Description
Length: average length 20 cm.
Habitat: rocky bottoms with crevices and covered in seaweed. Pools.
Ophioblennius atlanticus, also known as the "redlip blenny" and the "horseface blenny", is a species of combtooth blenny, family
Blenniidae, found primarily in the western central Atlantic ocean. Redlip blennies can be found in coral crests and shallow fringing
reefs. They are highly territorial and attack intruders with two long, sharp canine teeth. The adults are found at depths of 10 to 20
meters, and the eggs are benthic. The adults may reach up to four inches in length when fully grown, and they have large reddish lips,
from which they attained their names. Redlip blennies largely feed on algae. Deloach and Humann spent over two decades researching
this animal in Barbados (1980-1999).
Adult redlip blennies can reach two to four inches in length. They are chocolate brown in appearance with some yellow markings, and
possess blunt heads featuring four branching horns, and large reddish lips. A variation on the species is a paler form, having a shell-
white body and reddish brown head.
Animalia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Blenniidae
Genus:
Parablennius
Species:
P. Parvicornis
Binomial name (link Wikipedia)
Rock Pool Blenny
Blennie
Blenni
Barriguda
Rots Slijmvis
Description
Length: average length 15 cm.
Habitat: inter-tidal zone (pools)
The Rock-pool blenny (Parablennius parvicornis) is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern central Atlantic ocean. This
species reaches a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in).
No further information available on Wikipedia.
Animalia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Blenniidae
Genus:
Parablennius
Species:
P. Pilicornis
Binomial name (link Wikipedia)
Ringneck Blenny
Blennie
Blenni
Barriguda
Geringde Slijmvis
Description
Length: up to 6 cm.
Habitat: Rocky bottoms covered with seaweed.
The Ringneck blenny (Parablennius pilicornis) is a species of combtooth blenny widespread in coastal waters of Eastern Atlantic from
Spain and Portugal to Möwe Bay, Namibia, in the Mediterranean Sea from Morocco, Algeria, Spain. In the Southwest Atlantic it is found
near Brazil and Patagonia, Argentina. Also in Western Indian Ocean from Natal to Knysna in South Africa. This species reaches a
length of 12.7 centimetres (5.0 in)
No further information available on Wikipedia.
Animalia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Labrisomidae
Genus:
Labrisomus
Species:
L. Nuchipinnis
Binomial name (link Wikipedia)
Hairy Blenny
Blennie Échevelée
Haariger Schleimfisch
Baqueta
Harige Slijmvis
Length: up to 15 cm.
Habitat: Rocky bottoms covered with seaweed.
Labrisomus nuchipinnis, the hairy blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Atlantic Ocean from the coast of the
Americas to the African coast. This species prefers areas that give them crevices and holes to shelter in such as areas with rock or
rubble substrates, reefs or beds of seagrass. They can be found in shallow water only a few centimeters deep to a depth of 10 metres
(33 ft) though they are much rarer deeper than 5 metres (16 ft). Carnivorous, they prey on such animals as crustaceans, gastropods,
echinoderms such as urchins and brittle stars, polychaete worms and other fishes. This species can reach a length of 23 centimetres
(9.1 in) TL. They can also be found in the aquarium trade.
Description
Animalia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Tripterygiidae
Genus:
Tripterygion
Species:
T. Delaisi Delaisi
Binomial name (link Wikipedia)
Yellow Triplefin
Trypterigion
Gelber Dreiflossen
Tripterigion
Drievinslijmvis
Length: up to 5 cm.
Habitat: Rocky bottoms.
The Yellow Triplefin (Tripterygion delaisi delaisi) is a species of fish in the family Tripterygiidae, the threefin blennies. It is widespread
in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea from the English Channel to the coast of western Africa as far south as
Senegal. This species is up to 6 centimeters long. It lives in crevices at depths of 5 to 40 meters. It feeds on micro-crustaceans. When
threatened it freezes rather than swimming away, relying on its cryptic color patterning to disguise it against the substrate.
No further information available on Wikipedia.
Description
Animalia
Harry van Goor 2016
source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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