Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 17 - 18. Body with about 7 dusky bands.

Common Names

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Gesnorde klipspringer , Afrikaans , South Africa

Moustached rockskipper , English , South Africa

澳洲触角鳚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Blenniiformes

Family: Blenniidae

Genus: Antennablennius

Species: Antennablennius australis Fraser-Brunner, 1951

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

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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demersal