Family : Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :
Fish Name : Mimoblennius atrocinctus
Max size : 5.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 30874)
Environment : demersal ; depth range 2 - 10 m
Climate : tropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific: Sri Lanka and Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean, southern Japan and Hong Kong.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 13-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-19; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 21-22. Closely related to Rhabdoblennius, but differs by 13 dorsal spines. Nasal and nuchal cirri palmate. Supraorbital with 2 long, slender cirri.
Biology : A rare species (Ref. 559). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Williams, Jeffrey T.
Main Ref : Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino. 1984. (Ref. 559)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses