Family : Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Roundhead blenny
Fish Name : Omobranchus obliquus
Max size : 5.6 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7050)
Environment : reef-associated
Climate : tropical; 28°N - 23°S
Global Importance :
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Indo-Pacific: Nicobar Islands to Samoa; north to Mariana Is; south to New Caledonia; Palau and eastern Caroline Islands The subspecies Omobranchus rotundiceps rotundiceps (Macleay 1881) occurs in Australia.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 11-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-21; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 20-23
Biology : Occur among corals, rocks, and rubble of shallow waters (Ref. 1602, 58302). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Williams, Jeffrey T.
Main Ref : Myers, R.F.. 1991. (Ref. 1602)

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