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Oyster blenny

Omobranchus anolius (Valenciennes, 1836)

Status not recordedbony fish

The oyster blenny (Omobranchus anolius) is a species in the family Blenniidae, order Blenniiformes.

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Quick facts about the oyster blenny

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the oyster blenny live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the oyster blenny as introduced in 1 country.

  1. New Zealand

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the oyster blenny endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the oyster blenny classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBlenniiformes
  5. familyBlenniidae
  6. genusOmobranchus
  7. SpeciesOmobranchus anolius (Valenciennes, 1836)

Synonyms Blennechis anolius, Petroscirtes anolius

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Crested blennyEnglish
  • AusternschleimfischGerman
  • Blênio-cabeçudoPortuguese
  • 蜥肩鰓鳚Chinese
  • 頂脆蠣鳚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the oyster blenny

Other species in the same genus Omobranchus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the oyster blenny an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the oyster blenny as introduced in 1 country: New Zealand, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the oyster blenny?

The oyster blenny (Omobranchus anolius) belongs to the family Blenniidae in the order Blenniiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Oyster blenny (Omobranchus anolius). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/omobranchus-anolius

MLA

“Oyster blenny (Omobranchus anolius).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/omobranchus-anolius.

BibTeX
@misc{omobranchus_anolius_2026,
  title = {Oyster blenny (Omobranchus anolius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/omobranchus-anolius},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}