Omobranchus anolius (Valenciennes, 1836) is a animal in the Blenniidae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Omobranchus anolius (Valenciennes, 1836)

Omobranchus anolius (Valenciennes, 1836)

Omobranchus anolius, the oyster blenny, is a western Pacific combtooth blenny reaching 7.5 cm in maximum length.

Family
Genus
Omobranchus
Order
Perciformes
Class

About Omobranchus anolius (Valenciennes, 1836)

Omobranchus anolius, commonly known as the oyster blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny. This species is found living on coral reefs in the western Pacific Ocean. It can grow to a maximum total length of 7.5 centimetres, which equals 3.0 inches.

Photo: (c) Ian Shaw, all rights reserved, uploaded by Ian Shaw

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Perciformes Blenniidae Omobranchus

More from Blenniidae

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

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