Jan 24th, 2019 : Punk Blenny

xoxoxoBruce · 01-23-2019, 11:04 PM

A lot of people I’ve known had fish tanks which are cool to watch when you’re too blitzed to move.
I never got into fish other than catching and eating, but they would point out the flashier ones and then there were a lot of
little filler-ins they called Blennies.
I saw the picture of this punk fish in an Underwater Art contest and was surprised it’s a Blenny, a Chaenopsid Blenny.

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The blennioid family Chaenopsidae includes the pike-blennies, tube-blennies, and flagblennies, all perciform marine fish. The family is strictly tropical, ranging from North to South America. Members are also present in waters off Japan, Taiwan and Korea. Fourteen genera and 90 species are represented, the largest being the sarcastic fringehead, Neoclinus blanchardi, at 30 cm (12 in) in length; most are much smaller, and the group includes perhaps the smallest of all vertebrates, Acanthemblemaria paula, measuring just 1.3 cm (0.51 in) long as an adult.

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With highly compressed bodies, some may be so elongated as to appear eel-like; chaenopsids are scaleless and lack lateral lines. Their heads are rough and may be armed with spines. There may be 17 to 28 spines in the dorsal fin, with two in the anal fin.
The habit of taking up home in abandoned worm tubes has earned some species in this family the name "tube-blenny". Many will also inhabit empty clam shells, which also serve as nesting sites; males are known to guard the brood. Some species have dorsal fins which are significantly higher towards the head, explaining the moniker "flagblenny". Crustaceans make up the bulk of the chaenopsid diet.

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Diaphone Jim · 01-24-2019, 11:13 AM

Bottom center: Chuck Grassley, blenny (uh, Senator) from Iowa,

xoxoxoBruce · 01-24-2019, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Diaphone Jim

Bottom center: Chuck Grassley, blenny (uh, Senator) from Iowa,

Griff · 01-24-2019, 04:16 PM

Remarkable

fargon · 01-24-2019, 05:25 PM

If I was that turtle I'd be pissed that someone would compare me to that Asshole.

Happy Monkey · 01-24-2019, 05:49 PM

The turtle isn't Grassley, the bottom middle blenny is Grassley. The turtle is McConell. But your point stands.

01-24-2019, 04:16 PM	#4
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01-24-2019, 05:25 PM	#5
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01-24-2019, 05:49 PM	#6
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	The turtle isn't Grassley, the bottom middle blenny is Grassley. The turtle is McConell. But your point stands. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

01-24-2019, 11:13 AM	#2
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	Bottom center: Chuck Grassley, blenny (uh, Senator) from Iowa,

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