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Hypsoblennius gentilis (Girard, 1854)

Description

Common Names

  • Bay blenny , English , USA
  • 海湾高鳚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 海灣高鳚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Blenia , Spanish , Mexico
  • Borracho de bahía , Spanish , Mexico
  • Trambollito de bahía , Spanish , Mexico

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Blenniiformes

    Family: Blenniidae

    Genus: Hypsoblennius

    Species: Hypsoblennius gentilis (Girard, 1854)

    Climate Zone

  • Subtropical

    • Location

    Biology

    Adults are found in intertidal shallows (Ref. 11482). Territorial (Ref. 37955). They feed on small benthic invertebrates and algae (Ref. 37955). Demersal spawners in nearshore habitats (Ref. 56049). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205), and are attached to the walls of the parent's shelter. Eggs are brooded by the male parent (Ref. 56053).

    Habitat

    brackish