Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Blenniiformes

Family: Tripterygiidae

Genus: Karalepis

Species: Karalepis stewarti Hardy, 1984

Climate Zone

Biology

Nocturnal species found in crevices or holes during the day. Adults feed on small crustaceans and mollusks (Ref. 13227). Eggs are hemispherical and covered with numerous sticky threads that anchor them in the algae on the nesting sites (Ref. 240). Larvae are planktonic which occur primarily in shallow, nearshore waters (Ref. 94114).

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless