BrackishSaltwater
Chestnut eyelash-blenny
Cirripectes castaneus
Blenniidae, Salariinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 9.2 cm
- Body shape
- Elongated
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 30 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Comoros, Egypt, Fiji, France, and 34 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Adults occur in wave-swept algal ridge (Porolithon ridge) of outer reef flats. Usually found on rocky and coralline substrates at depths less than 10 m. Usually seen in small loose groups spread over sections of reef. Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive, and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal. Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters. Have been collected as deep as 30 m in the Red Sea, 32 m at Rowley Shoals off Western Australia.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Cirrhipectes castaneus
- Cirripectes filamentosus
- Cirripectes gibbifrons
- Cirripectes reticulatus
- Cirripectes variolosus
- Cirripectus castaneus
In other languages
- Chestnut blenny, Muzzled rockskipper, Spotted-chin blenny
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.