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Rotund blenny

Omobranchus ferox (Herre, 1927)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the rotund 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 rotund blenny live?

Not recorded

Is the rotund 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 rotund blenny classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBlenniiformes
  5. familyBlenniidae
  6. genusOmobranchus
  7. SpeciesOmobranchus ferox (Herre, 1927)

Synonyms Cruantus dealmeida, Omobranchus dealmeida, Omobranchus kranjiensis, Petroscirtes feliciana, Petroscirtes ferox, Petroscirtes kranjiensis, Petroscirtes waterousi

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Fang-toothed blennyEnglish
  • Gossamer blennyEnglish
  • Gossamer OysterblennyEnglish
  • Spinnerak-blennieEnglish
  • カワギンポJapanese
  • Blênio-rotundoPortuguese
  • ปลากระบี่Thai
  • 狗鰷Chinese
  • KawaginpoJapanese
  • ปลาตั๊กแตนหินหน้าลายThai
  • 兇猛肩鰓䲁Chinese
  • 猛肩鰓鳚Chinese
  • 猛肩鳃鳚Chinese
  • 黑斑肩鳃鳚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rotund blenny

Other species in the same genus Omobranchus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the rotund blenny?

The rotund blenny (Omobranchus ferox) 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). Rotund blenny (Omobranchus ferox). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/omobranchus-ferox

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{omobranchus_ferox_2026,
  title = {Rotund blenny (Omobranchus ferox)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/omobranchus-ferox},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}