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hairy blenny (Labrisomus nuchipinnis)
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hairy blenny (Labrisomus nuchipinnis) specimen
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Labrisomidae

hairy blenny

Labrisomus nuchipinnis

Blenny Over Sandy Bottoms

  • Tropical
  • Near the Equator
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Africa
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

hairy blenny is known around Western Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 23 cm.

Maximum length
23 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Bermuda, Florida (USA), Bahamas, and northern Gulf of Mexico to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Ref. 13628 ). Eastern Atlantic: Madeira (Ref. 13612 ), Canary Islands, and the coast of West Africa south to equatorial Guinea (Ref. 7404 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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