Delicate Blenny

Has a distinctive black bar across the chin and a dark spot on each side of the gill membrane just in front of the pectoral base.

Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 205).

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 17; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 18 - 19

Occurs in protected areas of mixed coral and sand.

Adults are found in pairs or in small groups in dead reefs with algal turf (Ref. 90102) and in mixed coral and sand areas of clear outer lagoon reefs (Ref. 9710). Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205), and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal (Ref. 94114). Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters (Ref. 94114).

aquarium: commercial

Glyptoparus delicatulus, the delicate blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans. This species reaches a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL. It can be found in the aquarium trade. This is the only known species in its genus.

Lives in sandy areas of coral reefs (Refs. 559 and 1602).