Parablennius laticlavius

(Griffin, 1926)

Crested Blenny

Range: Southwest Pacific Ocean: New South Wales Australia, New Zealand, and Kermadec Islands.

Size: 3 inches (8 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow rocky reefs and found on vertical wall faces with narrow cracks and also with sea urchins, and usually seen between depths of 3 – 10 feet (1 – 3 m) where it mainly feeds upon algae and benthic invertebrates.

General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Order: Perciformes

Suborder: Blennioidei

Family: Blenniidae

Genus: Parablennius

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Best left in the wild.