Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 16; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 16 - 18. Identified by a simple tentacle above eye, small white spots on face and large black spot on throat (Ref. 48636). Males have a distinct black blotch ventrally on each side of the head.

Common Names

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Christmas blenny , English , Australia

Christmas blenny , English , Christmas I.

Christmas Island blenny , English , Indonesia

Pygmy blenny , English , Micronesia

Pygmy blenny , English , Global

Throatspot blenny , English , Micronesia

Throatspot blenny , English , Global

Hinaginpo , Japanese , Japan

矮凤鳚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

矮鳳鳚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Mano'o , Samoan , Samoa

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Blenniiformes

Family: Blenniidae

Genus: Nannosalarias

Species: Nannosalarias nativitatis (Regan, 1909)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Biology

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Adults found solitary or in small groups in seaward reef crests and outer reef slopes in exposed shallow reef fronts subject to mild to moderate surge (Ref. 48636, 90102). 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). Minimum depth of 2 m reported from Ref. 90102.

Habitat

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associated

Conservation Status

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Least Concern

Threat to Humans

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Harmless