Here is a collection of Blenny (Family Blennidae) photos, most of which include species name identification and often some brief descriptive profile information with the images and pictures.
Flash View these outstanding photos of a wide variety of Blennies submitted to About Saltwater Aquariums for display and contest entry.
Joanne Hill's close up photo of her Red Spotted Blenny
(Blenniella chrysospilos), submitted for entry in an About Saltwater Aquariums Photo Contest.
Anthony Allen's terrific close up photo of his Lawnmower Blenny
(Salarias fasciatus).
Gina Gatto's outstanding Horned Blenny
(Parablennius sp.) photo.
From Keoki's Fish Corner, a photo of a Bullethead Rockskipper Blenny
(Blenniella gibbifrons) which is common on shallow reefs, living in empty vermetid tubes. Their base color is green in females and gray with reddish brown in males. Attains a length of 5 inches.
Burak Erses' close up photo of a Peacock Blenny
(Blennius Pavo), submitted for entry in an About Saltwater Aquariums Photo Contest.
From Keoki's Fish Corner, a side view photo of an Ewa Fangblenny
(Plagiotremus ewaensis) which is endemic to Hawaii and has an elongated orange brown body with two neon blue stripes and clear orange fins. This fish lives in vermetid snail tubes and pretends to be a cleaner wrasse and bites chunks out of other fishes. Attains 4 inches in length.
From Keoki's Fish Corner, a close up photo of an Ewa Fangblenny
(Plagiotremus ewaensis) which is endemic to Hawaii and has an elongated orange brown body with two neon blue stripes and clear orange fins. This fish lives in vermetid snail tubes and pretends to be a cleaner wrasse and bites chunks out of other fishes. Attains 4 inches in length.
From Keoki's Fish Corner, a photo of the Gosline's Fangblenny
(Plagiotremus goslinei) which is endemic to Hawaii, has a elongate cream body with three brown stripes and fins, caudal fin yellow. It lives in vermetid snail tubes and pretends to be a cleaner wrasse, biting chunks out of other fishes. Attains 4 inches.
From Keoki's Fish Corner, a photo of a Hawaiian Triplefin Blenny
(Enneapterygius atriceps) which is endemic to Hawaii and commonly found on reefs with algal growth but difficult to see. Only 1 inch long, Males are reddish with a dark head, females green with light blotches.
From Keoki's Fish Corner, a photo of the Marbled Blenny
(Entomacrodus marmoratus) which is endemic to Hawaii as is common in the intertidal zone. This Blenny has a stout gray body with a mottled pattern. Observed on exposed rocks at night, possibly grazing upon algae. Attains 6 inches.
From Keoki's Fish Corner, a photo of a Scarface Blenny
(Cirripectes vanderbilti) which is endemic to Hawaii and very common on shallow reefs but darts into holes when approached. This Blenny is dark brown with red eye ring and lines on the head and attains 4 inches in length.
From Keoki's Fish Corner, a photo of a Shortbodied Blenny (female)
(Exallias brevis) which has a deep body with brown spots, red in males. Feeds and lays yellow eggs upon Lobe Coral or Porkchop Coral. Attains 6 inches.
From Keoki's Fish Corner, a photo of a Shortbodied Blenny (male)
(Exallias brevis) which has a deep body with brown spots, red in males. Feeds and lays yellow eggs upon Lobe Coral or Porkchop Coral. Attains 6 inches.
From Keoki's Fish Corner, a photo of a Zebra Blenny
(Istiblennius zebra) which is endemic to Hawaii and is very common in the intertidal zone. This Blenny has an elongated body with fleshy fins, flap on head, and banded gray or black. Usually seen leaping from tidepools when disturbed. Attains 7.5 inches.
Edan Ben Ishay's photo of his Lawnmower Blenny
(Salarias fasciatus) hiding under a Bubble Anemone in his 100g reef tank.
Here is a great shot of Annick Carriglio's (Reefaholic's) Lawnmower Blenny (
Salarias fasciatus)in a Toadstool Coral submitted for display at About Saltwater Aquariums.
A photo of Eric Weber's Lawnmower Blenny (
Salarias fasciatus) in its favorite hang-out, a
Sarcophyton sp. Leather Coral.
Jacqui Blagojevic's photo of her Lawnmower Blenny (Salarias fasciatus) in her 102g tank.
One of the best Blenny photos we have seen, check out this wonderful shot of Phillip Welker's unidentified Hawaiian Blenny species that he collected in a tidepool, the First Place Winning of the About Saltwater Aquariums February Fish and Critter Photo Contest.
A photo fo Phyllis Daniels' Canary Lyretail Blenny entered in the About Saltwater Aquariums May 2000 Photo Contest.
Jonathan Dillman's close up photo of his unknown species Blenny.
