Enchelyurus flavipes Peters, 1868
Yellowfin blenny
photo by Proaquatix

Family:  Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies), subfamily: Blenniinae
Max. size:  7.6 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine
Distribution:  Western Pacific: South China Sea.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 7-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24-27; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 18-23. Dark brown to blackish with anal, caudal and posterior half of dorsal fins yellow. \female urogenital region conspicuously pigmented, much darker than surrounding area. Dorsal rays usually VII,25-26; pectoral rays usually 16; pelvic spine hidden; segmented caudal rays 14, all unbranched; lateral-line tubes 4-8; teeth incisiform, fewer than 50 in each jaw with large canine on side of both upper and lower jaw; head cirri absent; dorsal and anal fin bound to caudal fin by membrane, body depth about 4.1-4.4 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Biology:  Adults inhabit shallow coral reefs, probably (Ref. 90102). Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205), and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal (Ref. 94114). Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters (Ref. 94114).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 March 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known from Calamianes Islands (Ref. 90102).


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