Blennies Gobies
The gobies or gobiidae are the most.
Blennies gobies. They are small bottom dwelling mostly carnivorous fishes that can be found in virtually every niche and habitat type in temperate and tropical seas worldwide. Some goby and blenny species are only 1 1 6 cm when fully grown while others can reach 30 cm. The blennies are very adaptable.
The main differences are listed below. Their body is covered with a layer of mucus which allows them to spend a limited time out of the water. Both families contain small fish but there should not be any problem differentiating the two families if you get the opportunity of having a close look.
The blennies family which are also known under the name scaly blennies naked blennies or blenniidae belongs to the order perciformes. Blennies are often confused with gobies but there is an easy way to tell the difference. Gobies have two distinct dorsal fins blennies have a single dorsal fin that runs the length of their body.
Both gobies and blennies are small fish with elongate bodies. Gobies blennies dragonets mandarinfishes share many characteristics. Instant identification from just a fleeting glance is not just guesswork.
The two groups look very similar but they also present some differences. A simple way to distinguish blennies from gobies is by noting their single long continuous dorsal fins but to identify individuals to a species level often a photograph may be necessary. Also gobies pelvic fins are fused to form a sucker similar to remoras.
They are both groups that display considerable diversity in terms of size. Gobies comprise the largest known family of tropical fishes.
