Description

Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17 - 20; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 21 - 23. Irregular bands on body. Males with spot and stripes in middles of soft dorsal fin (Ref. 4404).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Blenniiformes

Family: Blenniidae

Genus: Omobranchus

Species: Omobranchus elongatus (Peters, 1855)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Adults inhabit rocky reefs with oysters, and often found in estuaries (Ref. 90102). 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

brackish