Jewelled blenny

  Tropical reef fish

Identity card

Jewelled blenny

Scientific name:
Salarias fasciatus
Family:
Blenniidae
Class:
Actinopterygii
Phylum:
Chordata
Year of description:
Bloch, 1786
IUCN Status:
Least Concern
Distribution:

Tropical Indo-Pacific: Red Sea, East Africa to the Tuamotu Islands, north to southern Japan, south to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.

Habitat:

Shallow coral reefs, lagoons, rocky areas covered with seaweed. Between 0 and 8 m.

Size:

10 cm, up to 14 cm.

Diet:

Omnivorous, seaweed eater.

Where can I find it at Nausicaá?

Mankind and shores

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