Arab blenny

Omobranchus fasciolatus

Six Point Eight Centimeters Blenny from the Red Sea

Omobranchus fasciolatus, the Arab blenny or barred Arab blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Omobranchus
Maximum length: 6.8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea south to Inhambane, Mozambique, and Persian Gulf to Gulf of Kutch. Reported as likely at Seychelles (Ref. 1623 ) but Randall and van Egmond 1994 (Ref. 10685 ) believe otherwise.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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