Courtship and spawning in a threefin blenny

(2.4MB, 00:00:33)
Shot Date: 2003/07/19

species
Enneapterygius sp.

Key Words
courtship
spawning
Enneapterygius etheostomus
nuptial coloration

Satoshi Yamamoto
2004/01/15 submitted

Animalia >Chordata >Osteichthyes >Perciformes >Tripteygiidae >Enneapterygius >

This video picture shows courtship and spawning behavior of a threefin blenny commonly found in the Izu Peninsula, Japan. The orange body color represents nuptial coloration. Courtship dance of this species differs from that of the hebi-ginpo (Enneapterygius etheostomus). (translated by Asoh)

(Data No.momo040112es01b)

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