Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
The sarcastic fringehead is a small saltwater tube-blenny that possesses an extremely large, brightly coloured mouth, which males display during territorial encounters, for which it has been given its common name. The term 'fringehead' reflects the distinctive ruff of tissue surrounding the fish's neck. The specific name honors Dr. S. B. Blanchard of San Diego, California, who collected specimens of this blenny and passed them on to Charles Frédéric Girard, who described it.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Chaenopsidae
- Genus
- Neoclinus