Triplespot Blenny (species: Crossosalarias macrospilus) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Lizard Island area: all known taxa > Animalia > Chordata > Vertebrata > Actinopterygii > Perciformes > Blenniidae > Crossosalarias > Crossosalarias macrospilus (gallery)
Crossosalarias macrospilus
Triplespot Blenny


©Anne Hoggett: Crossosalarias macrospilus near the reef crest at South Island, Lizard Island Group.

©Anne Hoggett: Crossosalarias macrospilus near the reef crest at South Island, Lizard Island Group.

©Anne Hoggett: Crossosalarias macrospilus near the reef crest at South Island, Lizard Island Group.

show or add records

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Blenniidae
Genus Crossosalarias
Species Crossosalarias macrospilus

Show in taxonomy
Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Colours

                   

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 8.5 cm (Length according to Allen et al (2003))

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

References

References that assist with identification

  • Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.

Other references

  • Depczynski, M. (2006). Small cryptic fishes on coral reefs: a new perspective on reef fish ecology and life histories, Ph.D. thesis, James Cook University. LIRS catalog number 1070.
  • Depczynski, M. and D.R. Bellwood (2005). Wave energy and spatial variability in community structure of small cryptic coral reef fishes, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 303: 283-293. LIRS catalog number 932.
  • View all references