Author: (Strasburg, 1956)
FBname: Biting blenny
Comments: Adults are benthic or benthopelagic in or over coral (Ref. 58302).  Common from the shallow waters to about 15 m.  Taken with rotenone at 3-5 feet along rocky seashores where there was some sand bottom and where water circulation was good. Some specimens were collected from the stomachs of large fish (e.g. yellowfin tuna, <i>Neothunnus macropterus</i>) and from dolphins (<i>Coryphaena hippurus</i>) (Ref. 643). 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).