Family : Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Vermiculated blenny
Fish Name : Entomacrodus vermiculatus
Max size : 18.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 30874)
Environment : demersal ; depth range 0 - 3 m
Climate : tropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Western Indian Ocean: Seychelles (Ref. 26282) and Maldives. Eastern Indian Ocean: Christmas Island (Ref. 30874).
Diagnosis :
Biology : Intertidal, actively shuttling back and forth between rock pools and air (Ref. 31184). Breathes air when out of water (Ref. 31184). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Williams, Jeffrey T.
Main Ref : Randall, J.E. and C. Anderson. 1993. (Ref. 11303)

India country information
Common Names : മണ്ടിന്, കക്കാടന്, മണ്ടിയന്, കാക്കടന്  , Digu-funna, Kakkadan, Kattu, Mandian
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses