Saltwater
Red-speckled blenny
Cirripectes variolosus
Blenniidae, Salariinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 8.9 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 28 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, China, Cook Islands, Fiji, France, French Polynesia, Guam, Japan, and 15 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Adults inhabit exposed seaward reefs where it usually shelters at bases or among the branches of Pocilloporid corals. Feeds on benhic algae. Benthic. 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.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Cirripectes sebae
- Cirripectus variolosus
- Istiblennius variolosus
- Ophioblennius clarki
- Ophioblennius sp.
- Ophioblennius vanderbilti
In other languages
- Banded fringe blenny, Red-tipped fringe 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.