Blue-dashed rockskipper | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Blenniidae |
Genus: | Blenniella |
Species: | B. periophthalmus
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Binomial name | |
Blenniella periophthalmus (
Valenciennes, 1836)
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Blenniella periophthalmus is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian oceans. It is commonly known as the blue-dashed rockskipper, bullethead rockskipper, false rockskipper, or the peppered blenny. [2] B. periophthalmus are oviparous animals and once they lay eggs, the eggs attach to the surface of the sea floor due to an adhesive coating. [3] B. periophthalmus prefer a depth range of 0-3 meters and can have a maximum body length of 10 centimeters. [4]