Saltwater
Red-spotted blenny
Blenniella chrysospilos
Blenniidae, Salariinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 13 cm
- Body shape
- Elongated
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 65 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
- Temperament
- Semi-aggressive
- Swims
- Missing
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Water values
Smallest tank
65 liters83 × 28 × 28 cm · For one fish
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Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Comoros, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Indonesia, and 21 more countries.
More about the species
About the species
Adults inhabit clear coastal reef flats, often in exposed habitats, common in outer intertidal reef flats and surge-swept seaward reef; usually where algal growth is prolific. They enter small holes, with just its head protruding. They feed on algae and associated detritus and small invertebrates. Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive, and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal. Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters. Minimum depth of 0 m reported from Ref. 90102.
Source: FishBase
Other names
Other scientific names
- Alticus evermanni
- Istiblennius chrysospilos
- Istiblennius chrysospilos insulinus
- Istiblennius coronatus
- Istiblennius insulinus
- Salarias aureopuncticeps
In other languages
- Goldspotted rockskipper, Orange-spotted blenny, Red-spotted blennellia, Redspotted rockskipper
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.