Roundhead blenny

Omobranchus obliquus

Fish Reaching Five Point Six Centimeters in the Indian Ocean

Tropical
Transcontinental
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Omobranchus obliquus, the roundhead blenny or the mangrove blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian oceans. It grows to 5 to 10 cm (2.0 to 3.9 in) in length.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Omobranchus
Maximum length: 5.6 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Nicobar Islands to Samoa; north to Mariana Is; south to New Caledonia; Palau and eastern Caroline Islands The subspecies Omobranchus rotundiceps rotundiceps (Macleay 1881) occurs in Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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