Blenniidae

Oyster blenny

Hypleurochilus aequipinnis

Plankton Feeding Blenny

• Tropical
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Africa
• Central America and the Caribbean
• North America
• South America
• Elongated
• Small
• Tropical fish

Hypleurochilus aequipinnis, the oyster blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Atlantic ocean. This species grows to a length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) TL. The species is oviparous and their larvae is planktonic. They feed on crustaceans, hydroids, bryozoans and pelecypods.