Pygmy blenny

Nannosalarias nativitatis

Five Centimeters Blenny of the Indian Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Nannosalarias nativitatis, the pygmy blenny or throatspot blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific and Indian oceans. This species grows to a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL. It is also commonly known as the Christmas blenny or the Christmas Island blenny. This species is the only known member of its genus.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Nannosalarias
Maximum length: 5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean east to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Rowley Shoals and the southern Great Barrier Reef and Tonga; Pohnpei in Micronesia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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