Mickey Charteris, Süd-Afrika
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Brockius nigricinctus is very often found in a mixture of rocky clear water habitats, from tide pools and rocks on sand to reefs and eroded limestone slopes.
Although the blenny does not grow larger than 8 cm, it attacks all kinds of zoobenthos and small fish, so in our opinion it does not belong in an aquarium, so please leave it in the sea!
Brief description:
There are 6-8 broad, blackish bars across the body, which extend to the dorsal and anal fins, a well-developed black ocellus is located in the middle of the operculum.
A white stripe is visible in the middle of the snout, a dark stripe runs from the snout through the eye to the edge of the operculum.
The caudal fin is dark, with a white bar at the base and a white edge at the end.
In large males, most of the body as well as the dorsal, caudal and anal fins are bright red, while females and small males have similar markings, but with brown body markings.
Great photos can be seen here: biogeodb.stri.si.edu
We would like to thank Mickey Charteris, Caribbean Reef Life, for the first photo of this species.
Synonym: Labrisomus nigricinctus Howell Rivero, 1936
Although the blenny does not grow larger than 8 cm, it attacks all kinds of zoobenthos and small fish, so in our opinion it does not belong in an aquarium, so please leave it in the sea!
Brief description:
There are 6-8 broad, blackish bars across the body, which extend to the dorsal and anal fins, a well-developed black ocellus is located in the middle of the operculum.
A white stripe is visible in the middle of the snout, a dark stripe runs from the snout through the eye to the edge of the operculum.
The caudal fin is dark, with a white bar at the base and a white edge at the end.
In large males, most of the body as well as the dorsal, caudal and anal fins are bright red, while females and small males have similar markings, but with brown body markings.
Great photos can be seen here: biogeodb.stri.si.edu
We would like to thank Mickey Charteris, Caribbean Reef Life, for the first photo of this species.
Synonym: Labrisomus nigricinctus Howell Rivero, 1936
