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Old 11-19-2007, 04:51 PM   #1
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Hi!

I was wondering if someone could help ID this blenny for me. I have a larger picture if needed.

http://home.ptd.net/~jedv/blenny.jpg

He is a recent purchase from the LFS who had him labeled as an Algae Blenny. I don't think this is correct...I did some research and my guess would be Istiblennius interruptus.

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Old 11-19-2007, 08:35 PM   #2
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Looks like a diamond goby to me.
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Old 11-19-2007, 08:48 PM   #3
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Looks like a diamond goby to me.
Hmm...I'm pretty sure its a type of blenny, but I might be wrong. He hasn't done any sand sifting yet like a diamond goby...

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Old 11-19-2007, 09:35 PM   #4
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I may not know alot about SW, but I am 99.9%positive that that's not a goby...it's deff. a blenny
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Old 11-19-2007, 10:25 PM   #5
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It is a blenny. I'm fairly certain it is in genus istiblennius, but I am still searching...

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Closest I can find is istiblennius chrysospilos, but I'm still not convinced that is what it is because the markings on the face differ form your blenny.
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Old 11-19-2007, 10:53 PM   #6
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It is a blenny. I'm fairly certain it is in genus istiblennius, but I am still searching...

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Closest I can find is istiblennius chrysospilos, but I'm still not convinced that is what it is because the markings on the face differ form your blenny.
Yeah I looked through fishbase under Istiblennius, but the interruptus was the closest one I could find with lines like that on the head.
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Old 11-20-2007, 10:02 AM   #7
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He's a little cutie, whatever he turns out to be.
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Old 11-20-2007, 04:53 PM   #8
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He's a little cutie, whatever he turns out to be.
he definitely is! good find, OP.
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Old 11-20-2007, 05:17 PM   #9
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he definitely is! good find, OP.

Thanks...I just wish I knew what species he is, or if I'm even in the right genus.
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Old 11-21-2007, 01:03 AM   #10
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definatly a blenny... the "eye lashes" are a dead give away. and the little lips.
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looks to me like a lawnmower blenny

edit sorry for bringing this back up
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Old 03-29-2008, 01:00 AM   #12
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looks to me like a lawnmower blenny

edit sorry for bringing this back up
no problem...I figured out that it is a blenniella interrupta or a dashed-line blenny. On a side note, he's twice the size of that picture.

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Old 04-02-2008, 02:00 AM   #13
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Jesus thats huge, the pic is like 6 inches on my comp, so you got like a 12 inch blenny?
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Old 04-02-2008, 11:45 PM   #14
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Jesus thats huge, the pic is like 6 inches on my comp, so you got like a 12 inch blenny?
he's definitely not 6 inches in that picture...
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