Muzzled Blenny

Fascinating facts about the Muzzled Blenny

• A tiny reef dweller, the muzzled blenny never grows longer than 9.5 cm (about 3.7 in), fitting snugly into the nooks of coral branches.
• It has unusually small gill openings that sit only on the sides of the head, right above the dorsal-most point of the pectoral fin base.
• Males wear bold, horizontal stripes that run across their bodies, while females display far fainter markings, making gender easy to spot at a glance.
• Found across both Pacific and Indian Ocean coral reefs, this combtooth blenny lives in some of the planet's most diverse underwater neighborhoods.

About the Muzzled Blenny

The muzzled blenny, Omobranchus punctatus, is found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, reaches a length of 9.5 cm (3.7 in), has small gill openings on the sides of the head above the dorsal-most level of the pectoral fin base, and males have distinct horizontal stripes while females have less distinct markings.

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