Pauline Walsh Jacobson, USA
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Hypleurochilus pseudoaequipinnis Bath, 1994
Hypleurochilus is a genus of combtooth blennies. The Atlantic Oyser Blenny have a larve blunt head and a elongate, compressed Body.
Males greenish grey with smal orange spots on upper body, female with 5-6 square blotches on upper side, each compsed of 4 dark spots overlain by orange dots.
Can be found in mangroves and shallow rock outcrops, in turbid water and enters freshwater.
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
Hypleurochilus is a genus of combtooth blennies. The Atlantic Oyser Blenny have a larve blunt head and a elongate, compressed Body.
Males greenish grey with smal orange spots on upper body, female with 5-6 square blotches on upper side, each compsed of 4 dark spots overlain by orange dots.
Can be found in mangroves and shallow rock outcrops, in turbid water and enters freshwater.
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
