Author: (Linnaeus, 1758)
FBname: Montagu's blenny
Comments: Intertidal (Ref. 31184), found on the wave-battered rocky shores (Ref. 5298).  May remain out of water under rocks and seaweeds (Ref. 31184).  Omnivorous; feed mainly on copepods and ostracods as juveniles and shift to diet of algae as adults (Ref. 94105).  Breathe air when out of water (Ref. 31184).  Juveniles in small tide pools (Ref. 41018).  Oviparous.  Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205), and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal (Ref. 94114).  Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters (Ref. 94114).  Territories protected by males include depressions, crevices or piddock holes (Ref. 5981).