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Blue Dashed Rockskipper

Blenniella periophthalmus (Valenciennes 1836)

Description

provided by World Register of Marine Species
Inhabits exposed outer intertidal reef flats, where it can hide in cracks and holes. Feeds on filamentous algae and associated small invertebrates, such as foraminiferans, ostracods, copepods, and gastropods. Rarely used for aquarium fish.
license
cc-by-4.0
copyright
WoRMS Editorial Board
bibliographic citation
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2019). Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2019).
contributor
Edward Vanden Berghe [email]