Manyspot Blenny, Laiphognathus multimaculatus Smith 1955

Other Names: Many Spotted Blenny, Many-spotted Blenny, Spotty Blenny

Manyspot Blenny, Laiphognathus multimaculatus. Source: Barry Hutchins / Western Australian Museum. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

Summary:

A pale yellowish combtooth blenny with small dusky-golden spots scattered on the head and body, a pinkish belly, a narrow longitudinal black band on the spinous dorsal fin, black speckles on the outer half of the soft dorsal fin, and a dusky margin on the anal and caudal fins. Males have a dark circular spot just before the anus, and develop reddish lips. The Manyspot Blenny has cirri on the anterior and posterior nostrils.

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Bray, D.J. 2021, Laiphognathus multimaculatus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1072

Manyspot Blenny, Laiphognathus multimaculatus Smith 1955

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Distribution	Widespread in Australia, from just south of Perth, Western Australia, around the tropical north to the Solitary Islands, New South Wales. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical Indo-west Pacific from the east coast of Africa to the Solomon Islands. Inhabits shoreline rocky and coral reefs and sheltered lagoons in depths to 25 m, usually above 10 m.
Features	Dorsal fin X–XII, 18–21; Anal fin II, 19–22; Pectoral fin 12–14; Pelvic fin I, 3; Vertebrae 35–39. Body elongate, compressed. Head small, without crests; cirri present on both anterior and posterior nostril rims; cirri absent from nape. Gill opening small, gill membranes on both sides separated; caudal fin-rays unbranched.
Species Citation	Laiphognathus multimaculatus Smith 1955, Memorias do Museu Dr. Alvaro de Castro 3: 24, fig. 29. Type locality: Bazaruto Island, Mozambique.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2021
Resources	Australian Faunal Directory

Manyspot Blenny, Laiphognathus multimaculatus Smith 1955

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