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Hypleurochilus aequipinnis (Günther, 1861)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 14; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 15 - 16.

Common Names

  • Østersslimfisk , Danish , Denmark
  • Oyster blenny , English , Bahamas
  • Oyster Blenny , English , Cuba
  • Oyster blenny , English , Puerto Rico
  • Oyster blenny , English , USA
  • Oyster blenny , English , Global
  • West African speckled blenny , English , UK
  • Westafrikanischer Gefleckter Schleimfisch , German , Austria
  • 等鰭側唇鳚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 等鳍侧唇鳚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Blenio Ostra , Spanish , Cuba

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Blenniiformes

    Family: Blenniidae

    Genus: Hypleurochilus

    Species: Hypleurochilus aequipinnis (Günther, 1861)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

    Biology

    Adults occur in mangroves, pilings and rocky shores, often in silty water. They feed on crustaceans, hydroids, bryozoans and pelecypods (Ref. 5521). Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205), and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal (Ref. 94114). Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters (Ref. 94114).

    Habitat

    associated