Blenniella gibbifrons
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Blenniella |
| Species: | B. gibbifrons
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Blenniella gibbifrons, also known as the hump-headed blenny, bullethead rockskipper or picture rockskipper, is a species of
Marcus Island.[2]
It was first recorded by French biologists Quoy and Gaimard in 1824.[3][4]
Biology
Blenniella gibbifrons inhabit the shallow water near the shore of intertidal reef flats. They prefer water from 0.5 to 1.5 m deep where the substrate consists of a thin carpet of
algal turf and sand. They inhabit the water layer immediately above the bottom (benthic) . They are Oviparous with the eggs and young left to fend for themselves. Eggs are adhesive and are attached to the bottom by a threadlike, adhesive pad or pedestal . Larvae are planktonic and often found swimming in shallow, coastal waters.[5][6]
References
- . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Blenniella gibbifrons" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ "Blenniella gibbifrons". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ Voyage autour du monde … pendant les années 1817, 1818, 1819 et 1820 (with Louis Claude Desaulses de Freycinet, Jean René Constant Quoy, et al.), 1824.
- ^ Springer, V.G. and J.T. Williams, 1994. The Indo-West Pacific blenniid fish genus Istiblennius reappraised: a revision of Istiblennius, Blenniella, and Paralticus, new genus. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 565:1-193. (Ref. 9962)
- ^ "Blenniella gibbifrons". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 January 2022.