General Description

Body slender, head profile steep, dorsal fin long-based; pelvic fins each reduced to a tiny spine and two rays; a fringed fleshy tentacle above each eye. Pale brownish to bluish-grey, covered in fine spots or stipples, and about 6 indistinct darker saddle-like markings above midline of body (males), or with indistinct saddles, each in a checkerboard pattern (females). Maximum total length 7 cm.

Biology

Tasmanian Blenny are common on shallow algal covered reefs and shelter under rocks in tidepools, in holes and crevices in shallow reefs, pylons, and in empty cans and bottles.

Distribution

South-eastern Australia.

Habitat

Rocky reefs, jetty pylons in bays and coastal waters, to depth of 10 m.

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