Jugular blenny

Alloblennius jugularis

Confined to Aqaba and the northern Red Sea

Tropical
Regional distribution
Indian Ocean
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

The jugular blenny (Alloblennius jugularis) is a combtooth blenny (family Blenniidae) found in the western Indian Ocean. Klunzinger originally placed this species in the genus Blennius. It is a tropical, marine and freshwater blenny which is known from the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea, in the western Indian Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Alloblennius
Maximum length: 5 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: known only from the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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