Species: Ophioblennius clippertonensis, Clipperton fanged-blenny
Ophioblennius clippertonensis
Clipperton fanged-blenny
Elongate, compressed; head short blunt, steep front profile; a bushy tuft of cirri above posterior nostrils; cirrus above eye slender, unbranched; 9.7 (6-14) short cirri on sides of nape; teeth numerous, movable, a large, curved canine tooth at rear on each side of lower jaw; gill openings wide, open below body; dorsal fin XI-XIII, 23 (22-24), without notch between spiny & soft parts; anal rays II, 24 (23-25); pectoral rays usually 15; lateral line in 2 disconnected, overlapping parts, with 10 or fewer tubes in rear section.
Head and body dark brown; a dark brown or blackish spot (sometimes surrounded by pale area) behind eye.
Maximum size, 18 cm.
Inhabits coral reef.
At depths to about 20 m.
Endemic to Clipperton Island.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Bottom only
- Habitat
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- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Corals
- Reef only
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Herbivore
- Detritivore
- No Data
- Diet
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- Benthic microalgae
- Detritus
- No Data
- Egg Type
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- Pelagic larva
- Data
- Benthic
- Global Endemism
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- East Pacific endemic
- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- TEP endemic
- Island (s) only
- Island (s)
- TEP oceanic island (s) endemic
- Clipperton Island endemic
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo)
- IUCN Red List
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- Vulnerable
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Depth Range Max
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- 20
- Depth Range Min
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- 0
- Length Max
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- 18
