Image: Hairtail Blenny fang
The mouth of a 22 cm long Hairtail Blenny that washed up on the rock platform at Long Reef, New South Wales, December 2001 and found by S. Jackson.
- Photographer:
- Dave Harasti
- Rights:
- © Dave Harasti
- Common name:
- Hairtail Blenny
- Scientific name:
- Xiphasia setifer
- Family:
- Blenniidae
- Order:
- Perciformes
Additional information
The mouth can open much further than seen in the image. The huge fang is positioned towards the front of the lower jaw. Behind this is a smaller fang projecting from the upper jaw. The fish is registered in the Australian Museum fish collection (AMS I.41101-001).
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Tags fishes, ichthyology, Hairtail Blenny, Xiphasia setifer,