Amy, Ben, and Calder talk about blennies and, boy, was there a lot to say and how they could have gone on for hours. With 6 families, approximately 130 genera and 900 species and counting, there is a lot of information in this week’s podcast. Blennies have amazing personality, colors, and adaptations. Let us know what blennies you have in your aquariums now and tell us about the ones you wish you could too!
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Sources mentioned in this episode:
Live Aquaria – https://www.liveaquaria.com/?srsltid=AU7gw4VM5elUthzXzVaptIEeesFCcAlnX6rTtZrbd0OMDCXs4Y8EzNFb
Fish Base – https://www.fishbase.se/search.php
Seriously Fish – https://www.seriouslyfish.com/
Species mentioned in this episode:
Order: Blenniiformes
Sub-family: Blenniinae
Meiacanthus – Fang Blennies
Meiacanthus grammistes – Striped Blenny
Meiacanthus kamoharai – Kamohara Blenny
Meiacanthus nigrolineatus – Blackline Fangblenny
Meiacanthus oualanensis – Canary Blenny
Meiacanthus atrodorsalis – Forktail Blenny
Meiacanthus smithi – Disco Blenny
Meiacanthus mossambicus – Mozambique Blenny
Meiacanthus bundoon – Bundoon Blenny
Plagiotremus – Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides and others) Mimics
Plagiotremus tapeinosoma – Piano Fangblenny
Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos – Bluestriped Fangblenny
Plagiotremus ewaensis – Ewa Fangblenny
Plagiotremus azaleus – Sabertooth Blenny
Aspidontus – Fang Blenny (Meiacanthus) Mimics
Xiphasia – Snake Blennies
Ecsenius – Clown Blenny
Ecsenius gravieri – Red Sea Mimic Blenny
Ecsenius namiyei – Black Combtooth Blenny
Ecsenius stigmatura – Tailspot Blenny
Ecsenius bicolor – Bicolor Blenny
Ecsenius midas – Midas Blenny
Other – Miscellaneous Genera
Enchelyurus flavipes – Flametail Blenny
Petroscirtes mitratus – Floral Blenny
Exallias brevis – Leopard Blenny
Blenniella chrysospilos – Orange Spotted Blenny
Scartella cristata – Molly Miller Blenny
Hypleurochilus pseudoaequipinnis – Alantic Oyster Blenny
Sub-family: Salariinae
Salarias ramosus – Starry Blenny
Salarias fasciatus – Lawnmower Blenny
Sub-family: Chaenopsidae
Acanthemblemaria balanorum – Clubhead Barnacle Blenny
Acanthemblemaria paula – Dwarf Spinyhead Blenny
