Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 20; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 19 - 21.

Common Names

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Arabian blenny , English , Oman

Arabian blenny , English , Global

紅海触角鳚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

红海触角鳚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Blenniiformes

Family: Blenniidae

Genus: Antennablennius

Species: Antennablennius hypenetes (Klunzinger, 1871)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Western Indian Ocean: entire Arabian Peninsula from the northern Red Sea to the Persian Gulf.

Biology

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Inshore species found on rocky bottoms. 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