Blenny
A blenny is a member of a large order of teleost fish called the Blenniiformes. The suborder has about 900 species in 151 genera.
| Blennies | |
|---|---|
| File:Ophioblennius steindachneri.jpg | |
| a typical blenny | |
| Scientific classification e | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| (unranked): | Ovalentaria |
| Order: | Blenniiformes Bleeker, 1860 |
File:Australian blenny.jpg
Blenny (Ecsenius axelrodi) from East Timor
Blennies are generally small fish. They have long bodies (some almost eel-like), and relatively large eyes and mouths. Their dorsal fins are continuous and long. The pelvic fins have a single embedded spine, and are short and slender. The tail fin is rounded.
The blunt heads of blennies often have whisker-like structures called cirri. As generally benthic fish, blennioids spend much of their time on or near the sea floor.
They are quite similar in form to some gobies.
Blenny Media
- Salarias sinuosus (Fringelip blenny).jpg
- Blenny hiding in a hole near Gilli Lawa Laut, Indonesia.JPG
Blenny hiding in a hole near Gilli Lawa Laut, Indonesia
- Ugly dude.jpg
- BulletHead RockSkipper BIGBROW BLENNIELLA.jpg
- Marbled Blenny Entomacrodus marmoratus.jpg