Description

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25 - 26; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 23 - 24.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Blenniiformes

Family: Blenniidae

Genus: Oman

Species: Oman ypsilon Springer, 1985

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Adults occur in rocky bottom. Seen under ledges swimming upside down (Ref. 11441). 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

demersal