Exallias brevis
(Kner, 1868)

Sailfin Blenny
Hawaiian Name: pao'o kauila
Common Names:
Shortbodied Blenny, Sailfin Blenny
Distribution: Throughout the Indo-Pacific

Remarks: Also known as the "Coral Blenny", this species is always found near coral, on which it feeds. It lays patches of bright yellow eggs, which it vigorously defends.

Photo © 1997 by Richard L. Pyle
This page last revised 09 June 1997