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Blenniidae
gossamer blenny
Omobranchus ferox
Pair of sharp fangs
- Tropical
- Transcontinental
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Africa
- East Asia
- North America
- Oceania
- South Asia
- Southeast Asia
- Elongated
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Indian Ocean
Africa
Elongated
Smallgossamer blenny is a marine fish found around Indo-Pacific. It inhabits estuaries and brackish water. The largest recorded length is 6 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Blennies and Allies
- Family
- Blenniidae
- Genus
- Omobranchus
- Maximum length
- 6 cm
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Indo-Pacific: Lake Poelela and Maputo Bay in Mozambique (Ref. 4404 , 127963 ), but not known from East Africa north of Mozambique, northern Indian Ocean, Red Sea and Persian/Arabian Gulf (Ref. 127963 ). Also Sri Lanka (Ref. 4404 , 127963 ) and elsewhere to east coast of India, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, New Guinea and Australia (Ref. 127963 ). Invasive in Hawaii and continental United States (Ref. 127963 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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Family
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