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Enchelyurus kraussii (Klunzinger, 1871)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21 - 24; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 20 - 22. In life, it is dark brown becoming yellowish posteriorly.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Blenniiformes

Family: Blenniidae

Genus: Enchelyurus

Species: Enchelyurus kraussii (Klunzinger, 1871)

Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea to Mariana Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef. Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797).

    • Biology

    Adults are cryptic among coral and rubble on reef flats and upper portion of seaward reefs (Ref. 1602). 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

    associated

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless