Dr. Paddy Ryan, USA
Info
Rosenblatt & Taylor, 1971
Very special thanks for the first photo of Xenomedea rhodopyga to the famous Australien ichthyologist Dr. Ross Robertson.
Dr. Robertson has taken his photo at Mexico.
The Redrump blenny lives endemic to the Eastern Pacific, and is found in the western and central eastern Gulf of California.
This reef-associated blenny is found on rocky reefs and in tide pools to depths of 33 meters.
Diet: Zooplankton, zoobenthos and different invertebrates.
Synonym:
Xenomedea rhodophyga Rosenblatt & Taylor, 1971
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Blennioidei (Suborder) > Labrisomidae (Family) > Xenomedea (Genus) > Xenomedea rhodopyga (Species)
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!
Very special thanks for the first photo of Xenomedea rhodopyga to the famous Australien ichthyologist Dr. Ross Robertson.
Dr. Robertson has taken his photo at Mexico.
The Redrump blenny lives endemic to the Eastern Pacific, and is found in the western and central eastern Gulf of California.
This reef-associated blenny is found on rocky reefs and in tide pools to depths of 33 meters.
Diet: Zooplankton, zoobenthos and different invertebrates.
Synonym:
Xenomedea rhodophyga Rosenblatt & Taylor, 1971
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Blennioidei (Suborder) > Labrisomidae (Family) > Xenomedea (Genus) > Xenomedea rhodopyga (Species)
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!
