Suckerlip Blenny, Andamia reyi (Sauvage 1880)
Other Names: Lipsucker Blenny, Rey's Lipsucker
A Suckerlip Blenny, Andamia reyi, from Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines - USNM 431998. Source: Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Division of Fishes. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
Unusual slender blennies with a suction disc on the lower lip that allows them to cling to wet rocks out of the water on very exposed shorelines. Suckerlip Blennies are greyish with broad chevron-shaped bars on the sides, a diagonal white line behind the eye, and pale spots along the back.
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Dianne J. Bray, Andamia reyi in Fishes of Australia, accessed 24 Jan 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4975
Suckerlip Blenny, Andamia reyi (Sauvage 1880)
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Distribution |
Recorded from the Australian territory of Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean. Occurs elsewhere in the tropical; east-Indo-west Pacific. Individuals occur in small groups on steep wet rocks exposed to wave action. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin XIV-XV, 19-20; Anal fin II, 23-24; Pectoral fin 15; Pelvic fin I, 4. Body elongate, depth at anal fin origin 7.8-8.2 in SL; occipital crest present in males; eye tentacle small and branched. Mouth with numerous movable jaw teeth; lips with a crenulated margin, lower lip with a fleshy cup-shaped disc. Dorsal-fin spines with filamentous tips, second spine elongated particularly in males; last anal-fin ray bound to caudal fin by a membrane; caudal-fin rays unbranched. |
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Remarks |
The three species in the genus Andamia, A. heteroptera, A. reyi and A. tetradactylus, are currently confused taxonomically and distributional limits are u.ncertain (Williams 2014) |
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Species Citation |
Salarias reyi Sauvage, 1880, Bull. Sci., Soc. Philomath. Paris 4: 219. Type locality: Luzon Island, Philippines. |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
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Resources |
Suckerlip Blenny, Andamia reyi (Sauvage 1880)
References
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