Chalaroderma ocellata (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) is a animal in the Blenniidae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Chalaroderma ocellata (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) (Chalaroderma ocellata (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908))
🦋 Animalia

Chalaroderma ocellata (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)

Chalaroderma ocellata (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)

Two-eyed blenny, Chalaroderma ocellata, is a combtooth blenny found off South Africa, reaching 7 cm SL.

Family
Genus
Chalaroderma
Order
Perciformes
Class

About Chalaroderma ocellata (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)

Chalaroderma ocellata, commonly called the two-eyed blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny. It is found in the southeast Atlantic Ocean, and is only known to occur along the coast of South Africa, from Saldanha Bay to Port Elizabeth. This species grows to a maximum length of 7 centimetres (2.8 inches) measured along its standard length (SL).

Photo: (c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Georgina Jones · cc-by-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Perciformes Blenniidae Chalaroderma

More from Blenniidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

Identify Chalaroderma ocellata (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) instantly — even offline

iNature uses on-device AI to identify plants, animals, fungi and more. No internet needed.

Download iNature — Free

Start Exploring Nature Today

Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.

Download Free on App Store