Description

Dorsal spines (total): 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19 - 21; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 24 - 25.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Blenniiformes

Family: Blenniidae

Genus: Andamia

Species: Andamia heteroptera (Bleeker, 1857)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Intertidal, found in rocky shorelines (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

demersal