Dr. Gerald (Gerry) Robert Allen, Australien
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Stephens, 1963
Very special thanks for the first photo of the Bluntspine blenny to Dr. Gerry R. Allen.
This photo was taken at Panama.
This reef-associated species inhabits empty worm and mollusk tubes on rocky reefs. In the Gulf of Chiriquí, Panamá this species can be found in areas of middle size rocks and sand covered by fleshy algae, in rock walls covered by red algae, in zones of massive coral, on exposed shallow rocky reef, and in deep rocky reef exposed to oceanic currents.
Spurce: IUCN
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Blennioidei (Suborder) > Chaenopsidae (Family) > Acanthemblemaria (Genus) > Acanthemblemaria exilispinus (Species)
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
Very special thanks for the first photo of the Bluntspine blenny to Dr. Gerry R. Allen.
This photo was taken at Panama.
This reef-associated species inhabits empty worm and mollusk tubes on rocky reefs. In the Gulf of Chiriquí, Panamá this species can be found in areas of middle size rocks and sand covered by fleshy algae, in rock walls covered by red algae, in zones of massive coral, on exposed shallow rocky reef, and in deep rocky reef exposed to oceanic currents.
Spurce: IUCN
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Blennioidei (Suborder) > Chaenopsidae (Family) > Acanthemblemaria (Genus) > Acanthemblemaria exilispinus (Species)
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
