Convict Blenny

Pholidichthys leucotaenia

Juvenile with white horizontal stripes.

Size : 34 cm

Habitat : In front of reef crevices and overhangs, 3-25 m. Usually only seen in groups of juveniles to about 5 cm length. Thense imitate the Striped Eel Catfish. Adults are hidden away and differently colored.

Distribution : East Indonesia to the Philippines, Solomons and New Caledonia.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Cichliformes

FAMILY

:

Pholidichthyidae

GENUS

:

Pholidichthys

SPECIES

:

Pholidichthys leucotaenia

Other Information

Population Status

Not Evaluated (NE)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner