Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18 - 19; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 20 - 21. This species has several dark crossbars on the tail an a yellow to spotted and black breast.

Common Names

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Jugular blenny , English , Guam

Jugular blenny , English , Global

Sphinx-Schleimfisch , German , Austria

大頸異鳚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

大颈异鳚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

頸項曲雀鳚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

颈项曲雀鳚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Blenniiformes

Family: Blenniidae

Genus: Alloblennius

Species: Alloblennius jugularis (Klunzinger, 1871)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Western Indian Ocean: known only from the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea.

Biology

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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

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freshwater