Author: Swainson, 1839
FBname: Hairtail blenny
Comments: Adults occur on open soft-bottom and mud habitats from shallow bays to deep water.  They are found in tube-like burrows in sand or mud bottoms (Ref. 9710).  Very rarely encountered but more usually seen at night (Ref. 90102).  Nocturnal feeders.  Stomach of two specimens trawled in 50-54 m off western India contain crustaceans (including copepods), polychaete remains, forams, fish scales, and some sand and mud (Ref. 11441). 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).  Have eel-like bodies but are rarely seen swimming away from their burrow (Ref. 48636).