Peronedys anguillaris Steindachner, 1883
Eel snake blenny
photo by Saunders, B.

Family:  Clinidae (Clinids)
Max. size:  13 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; brackish
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: southern Australia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found in very specific habitat, primarily in still estuaries where living seagrasses are based on decaying ones (Ref. 9002).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 07 May 2010 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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