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Updated 7/7/2013

Family Blenniidae

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Entomacrodus marmoratus   

Diamond Head, Oahu

 

Ft. Kamehemeha, Oahu, 1 foot

Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu

 

Marbled Blenny, aquarium
 

Moku o Loe, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, 2 feet

 

MARBLED BLENNY

Common on rocky shores or within tidepools where it grazes upon algae.  A pair of large 'horns' are located above and behind the eyes, but there is no raised flap of skin, or nuchal crest, behind them as seen on the Zebra Blenny. Frequently seen above water on exposed reefs at night.   Attains 6 inches.  Endemic to Hawaii.