Blue Spot Blenny

Identified by the large yellowish or pink breast spot and series of dusky to pink spots along base of dorsal fin (Ref. 48636).

Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 205).

Found in the intertidal areas and shallow coastal reefs (Ref. 8631, 48636). Inhabits rubble and algae reefs (Ref. 48636).

Adults are found in the intertidal areas and shallow coastal reefs (Ref. 8631, 48636). They inhabit rubble and algae reefs (Ref. 48636). 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 0 m reported from Ref. 90102.

aquarium: commercial

分布於西太平洋區，包括台灣、菲律賓、巴布新幾內亞、澳洲等。台灣東沙島海域。

小型魚類，僅具學術研究價值，或水族觀賞用。

體長橢圓形，稍側扁；頭鈍短。頭頂無冠膜；鼻鬚、眼上鬚和頸鬚分支。上下唇平滑，齒小可動，上下顎齒大小相同。背鰭具缺刻，背鰭與尾柄相連，臀鰭部份與尾柄相連。體側有7-8對黑褐帶或擴大成寬帶，頭及體側散布大小不一之卵形淡斑；胸部具黃至橘色大型圓斑；沿著背鰭基部另具一列暗色至橘色斑點。

主要棲息於沿岸具藻叢之珊瑚礁平台及岩石區等。以藻類、碎屑等為食。

Salarias guttatus, the breast-spot blenny or the blue-spot blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Pacific Ocean. This species reaches a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL.