Introduction
Blennius ocellaris is a salt water fish.
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Who is it?
Morphology
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Average size10 cm
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Maximum size20 cm
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ShapeRectangular
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Average size10 cm
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Maximum size20 cm
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ShapeRectangular
How to recognize This fish ?
Blennius ocellaris measures between 10 and 20 cm. This fish is bicolore with a predominantly marron and beige body.
Behaviour & Life cycle
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dietcarnivorous
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Sociabilitysolitary
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territorialNo
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Way of livingnocturnal
Blennius ocellaris is a fish solitary naturally found near the bottom. This species is carnivorous . This fish lives mainly at night. Usually, it leaves its hiding place and starts to be active once it gets dark.
Although Blennius ocellaris is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.
Reproduction
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Reproductionovipare qui pond sur substrat caché
Blennius ocellaris is a fish ovipare qui pond sur substrat caché.
Harmless species
This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.
Origin and distribution
Conservation status of populations (IUCN)
What is its habitat?
Natural environment characteristics
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Temperature11 - 17 °C
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Depth10 - 400 m
Biotope presentation
Blennius ocellaris is most often found at a depth between 10m and 400m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.
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Species of the same family
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Scientific partners
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