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Leopard Blenny

Fish · Least Concern

Leopard Blenny

Exallias brevis

About

The leopard blenny is a combtooth blenny that inhabits coral reefs across the Pacific and Indian oceans. It is the sole species in its genus and turns up occasionally in the aquarium trade.

Family
Blenniidae
Avg size
12-14 cm
Habitat
It ranges widely through the Indo-Pacific, including Hawaii, the Red Sea, Australia, and French Polynesia, where it makes its home on coral reefs at depths of 10 to 60 ft (3 to 18 m).
Behaviour
Leopard blennies feed by grazing the thin surface coenosarc tissue of coral polyps.

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