Description

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 17; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 18 - 19. Has a distinctive black bar across the chin and a dark spot on each side of the gill membrane just in front of the pectoral base.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Blenniiformes

Family: Blenniidae

Genus: Glyptoparus

Species: Glyptoparus delicatulus Smith, 1959

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Adults are found in pairs or in small groups in dead reefs with algal turf (Ref. 90102) and in mixed coral and sand areas of clear outer lagoon reefs (Ref. 9710). 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