Hypsoblennius hentz HYPHEN-112297-RIVZOO-002

The Breeder’s Registry© Information contained in this report is taken from submitted observations from aquarist unless noted otherwise (see comments). Information may be reproduced providing the Breeder’s Registry is cited. Breeder ID: HYPHEN-112297-RIVZOO-002 Date received: 11/22/97 Identification: Hypsoblennius hentz (Lesueur 1825) Geographic origin: Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico; saltmarshes Taxonomy: (after I.C.Z.N.) Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Blenniidae Genus: Hypsoblennius Species: hentz (lesueur, 1825) Description: The family Blenniidae is the largest family in the suborder…

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Hypsoblennius hentz HYPHEN-011497-HIGJOE-001

The Breeder’s Registry© Information contained in this report is taken from submitted observations from aquarist unless noted otherwise (see comments). Information may be reproduced providing the Breeder’s Registry is cited. Breeder ID: HYPHEN-011497-HIGJOE-001 Date received: 1/14/97 Identification: Hypsoblennius hentz (Lesueur 1825) Geographic origin: Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico; saltmarshes Taxonomy: (after I.C.Z.N.) Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Blenniidae Genus: Hypsoblennius Species: hentz (lesueur, 1825) Description:…

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Ethological observations on the blennioid fishes Hypsoblennius hentz (Le Sueur) and Chasmodes saburrae Jordan and Gilbert

by Martin A. Moe, Jr. unpublished paper, spring 1966 reprinted here by permission ABSTRACT Two species of blennioid fishes Hypsoblennius hentz (Le Sueur) and Chasmodes saburrae (Jordan and Gilbert), were contained in aquaria and observed from 10 February 1966 to 31 March 1966. Resting, locomotion, aggressive, defensive, feeding, territorial and spawning behavior were observed and described. Spawning was observed only in H. hentz . Parental care was restricted to egg…

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